Professor Snail

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Professor Snail
Information
Birthday	Unknown
Lives In	[[Ginger Island Island Field Office]]
Address	Tent
Marriage	No
Loved Gifts	N/A

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“	“One more cave mushroom salad and I would've gone off the deep end...”
	— Professor Snail

Professor Snail lives on Ginger Island and runs the Island Field Office. Initially he is trapped inside a mushroom cave by a large boulder. The cave is on the north side of the fossil quarry. It is only accessible after paying 10 Golden Walnuts to the parrots. The player must free him by blowing up the boulder with a bomb. Explosive Ammo does not work.

After freeing him, he explains that he has been conducting a survey of the island's flora and fauna for a year. He returns to his tent on Ginger Island, where he accepts donations in exchange for Golden Walnuts.

The cave where he was trapped becomes a mushroom cave, where mushrooms can be foraged by the player.

Schedule

After freeing Professor Snail from the mushroom cave, he does not leave his tent, where he runs the Island Field Office.

Donations

Items can be found throughout Ginger Island, in Artifact Spots, by fishing, breaking bone nodes, and killing monsters. Multiple of the same items are sometimes required.

Image	Item (# Required)	Description
	Fossilized Leg (2)	A thick and sturdy leg bone.
	Fossilized Ribs (1)	Long ago, these ribs protected the body of a large animal.
	Fossilized Skull (1)	It's a perfect specimen!
	Fossilized Spine (1)	A column of interlocking vertebrae.
	Fossilized Tail (1)	This tail has a club-like feature at the tip.
	Mummified Bat (1)	The delicate wings have been perfectly preserved.
	Mummified Frog (1)	This ancient frog may have lived in the jungle canopy.
	Snake Skull (1)	A preserved skull that once belonged to a snake.
	Snake Vertebrae (2)	It appears this serpent may have been extremely flexible.

Island Survey

An island survey is also available from the Island Field Office.

The player may attempt to answer the survey correctly once per day, and must wait until the next day if answering incorrectly.

The correct answers are:

Details
22 Purple Flowers 18 Purple Starfish

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History

• 1.5: Introduced.