Man Eats Sandwich, Internet Not Prepared for What Crawls Out of It at End

What started as a simple meal for one Reddit user quickly grew complicated after a startling discovery at the end of his sandwich.

The man who shared his experience in a post revealed that a live snail crawled out of the sandwich contents after he had eaten most of it already. Viewers were both disgusted and amused. Since the post was published, it has received 15,000 upvotes.

"Made myself a sandwich, and when I got to the end of it this guy crawls out," he captioned the video, which shows the small snail slowly but steadily navigating the surface of the sandwich.

The sight immediately drew strong reactions from Redditors.

"I was just chilling in some arugula and then this guy ate my entire family. I was the sole survivor," one person imagined the snail's internal dialogue.

Another praised its perseverance: "Bro, he didn't just crawl out, he went on his life's mission to get out of the sandwich and get on to the outside to alert you not to eat him in time...I salute him," they wrote.

While the humor was abundant, many users also raised serious health concerns.

A top comment warned, "Don't eat it! They carry rat lungworm in their slime! Very dangerous parasite!" Another user expressed shock at the narrow escape: "The sheer amount of luck you had to not eat that little dude. Oh my god...the insane amount of danger you just avoided is mind boggling."

The original poster later provided some context in the comments. Living in France, he confirmed that all the ingredients used for the sandwich were purchased from a supermarket. He also provided an update on the snail's fate, albeit a somber one: "He was the king here until he died five minutes later from the salt, most likely."

Given his location in France, the poster made a culturally relevant remark about snails as a commonly enjoyed food.

"I live in France and yes [snails] are delicious, usually they come dead and in garlic butter though," he quipped.

Despite the lighthearted tone, though, the food incident left a lasting impression on his eating habits.

"I had a great time with the first three quarters of the sandwich until he showed himself," he concluded in a comment. "Now I may never eat a sandwich again."

While finding a snail in food can be unsettling, it's also a testament to the fact that fresh produce, even from commercial sources, can sometimes harbor unwanted guests—and it's always best to keep an eye on what you're ingesting.

Newsweek reached out to u/Happy_little_badger for comment via Reddit.