September 14

We've been mostly without internet for two days; I tried to post a DP and catch up on comments last night, but apparently that was not in the plan!
Thank you for the wonderful Birthday greetings! I've had a great B.D. weekend!! (Actually, I usually try to get it to last about a month! So far, so good!!)

I'm only posting this as my DP in hopes that someone can help us to identify whatever it is??!! Neither my husband nor I have ever seen one before. It had 'slithered and slimed' up from our lawn onto the sidewalk. The amount of snail-like slime that remains on its path amazed me; how can something of only that size secrete so much substance (which is very sticky)?
In a completely elongated state, this 'thing' is the length of my husbands hand, from wrist to tip of index finger (that's my index finger in the photo). We placed a piece of brown paper bag in front of the direction it was headed and it did end up totally on the paper. Within minutes thereafter, it secreted a mass of reddish-colored substance from its middle. Its traveling movement is like a combination of snail and snake and is able to lift its head like a snake and scrunch up its body somewhat like a snail.

We'll certainly appreciate any information y'all can offer!
(This is kind of a tough one to 'Google'!!)
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Update: Thanks to the information from Hershy and Shelly, I was able to do a touch of research to appease my curiosity! I've included some results in my Insects and other 'things' gallery.

September 14

We've been mostly without internet for two days; I tried to post a DP and catch up on comments last night, but apparently that was not in the plan!
Thank you for the wonderful Birthday greetings! I've had a great B.D. weekend!! (Actually, I usually try to get it to last about a month! So far, so good!!)

I'm only posting this as my DP in hopes that someone can help us to identify whatever it is??!! Neither my husband nor I have ever seen one before. It had 'slithered and slimed' up from our lawn onto the sidewalk. The amount of snail-like slime that remains on its path amazed me; how can something of only that size secrete so much substance (which is very sticky)?
In a completely elongated state, this 'thing' is the length of my husbands hand, from wrist to tip of index finger (that's my index finger in the photo). We placed a piece of brown paper bag in front of the direction it was headed and it did end up totally on the paper. Within minutes thereafter, it secreted a mass of reddish-colored substance from its middle. Its traveling movement is like a combination of snail and snake and is able to lift its head like a snake and scrunch up its body somewhat like a snail.

We'll certainly appreciate any information y'all can offer!
(This is kind of a tough one to 'Google'!!)
************************************************************************************************

Update: Thanks to the information from Hershy and Shelly, I was able to do a touch of research to appease my curiosity! I've included some results in my Insects and other 'things' gallery.