The fact that there were easily fifty of the brilliant snails over the larger bed of bleeding moss than they could see was very important. Simply because this could be a great way for Maria to work on her alchemical strength. She had to start somewhere, if her first potion wasn't a basic healing potion, why not one using this and crystalized wild ginger? It could potentially help their minds grow. A great benefit to say the least.
Where this took a darker turn was the fact that there were so many in this deep wilderness which was barely a half day's worth of travel to the forest territory of Nova City. if this bleeding moss grew more in to the forest, it could cause a large disturbance within the forest.
If the brilliant snails covered themselves in the bleeding moss sap and moved in to the forest, that was also an issue. Regardless of the beasts and humans that would perish because of them, there was also the fact of them being discovered.
