California born Paul cut his knee on a rock when he fell over during a fun/ not so fun beach day.
When it didn’t heal- instead becoming swollen and discoloured, worried mum Rachael took him to the doctor, only to be prescribed antibiotics.
But his knee still didn’t clear up and started to turn black, so (brave) Rachael decided to drain the wound.
To her horror, a live black sea snail shot out.
Paul’s father Ken believes he must have fallen on a snail’s nest of eggs, with the baby snail eventually hatching in the boy’s warm and moist (eww!) knee.
Paul and the snail are both doing well- in fact, Paul has developed a bit of an attachment to the little fellow, and named his new pet Turbo.
Lovely.