You're bound to come across all kinds of snails when you're gardening, but there's one variety in particular that you should ...

Giant Snails Take Over Part of Florida—Again. Officials issued a quarantine to control the invasive species, which devours vegetation, damages structures and can carry a parasite dangerous to humans ...

A single giant African snail can lay up to 2,000 eggs each year, Stanley explains, which — coupled with its appetite — could spell disaster for the state's robust agriculture industry.

The snail was first identified in Florida in the 1960s and it took about 10 years to eradicate the over 18,000 snails and eggs, which are known to carry a meningitis-causing parasite.

The giant African land snail is capable of causing extensive damage to “tropical and subtropical environments,” meaning it can prove devastating to Florida agriculture and wildlife, ...

Giant African land snails — seen here in 2019 — have been spotted recently in three counties in Florida, spurring state officials to enact quarantines and eradication efforts against the ...

It probably seems remarkable (almost laughable) that a giant snail which travels at 0.002 miles an hour can get out of control. The thing is, this snail has a whole lot going for it.

It's illegal to import or possess the giant African land snail in the US; the snail was first spotted in Miami in 1969, according to ABC News. By 1973, more than 18,000 snails and their eggs were ...

A giant African land snail in Miami in 2015. The species has already been eradicated twice in Florida since it was first detected in the state in 1969, according to the Florida agriculture department.