- 1). Remove the snail from the water. Locate the opening near the body of the shell. Smell the shell carefully. If the shell smells rotten or foul, the snail has died.
- 2). Examine the water snail shell carefully. If the body of the snail is no longer inside the shell or if the snail hangs out of the shell and does not move, then the snail may have died.
- 3). Locate the trapdoor on the snail's body. The opening will remain shut when the snail remains alive, but it will remain open when the snail dies.
- 4). Hold the snail shell in front of a light source such as a flashlight. Look at the heartbeat to determine if the snail remains alive. You can only see the heartbeat in young and thin-shelled snails.
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