Snail or Soda

Would you rather have a pet snail (named after an ex-President) or a can of soda?

Considerations:

• The can of soda is chilled to a comfortable soda (pop) drinking temperature.
• The snail will live an average lifespan (for a snail).
• No one will steal or otherwise deprive you of the snail during its lifetime. [No guarantees are made about the shell after said snail's death.]
  
• You can only name the snail after an ex-president. (Example: Theodore, Lincoln, Ulysses.)
• You will be eligible for the deposit on the pop can, but you must put in the effort to return it.
• If you wish, you may eat the snail. You could also put salt on it to watch it melt.