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

In 1966, the giant African land snail was introduced in downtown Miami. By 1973, more than 18,000 snails had been found and destroyed along with thousands of eggs, and the snail was declared ...

The giant African snail is a true nightmare. These snails grow to the size of a baseball, can lay 1,200 eggs every year, survive all sorts of extreme temperatures, have no natural predators, and ...

WASHINGTON — The giant African snail damages buildings, destroys crops and can cause meningitis in humans. But some people still want to collect, and even eat, the slimy invaders. The ...

The giant African land snail was first detected in Florida in 1969 and eradicated in 1975. It was detected again in 2011 in Miami-Dade County, and again declared eradicated last year.

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 ...

An invasive giant African snail that has already had to be eradicated twice in the last 50 years in Florida is back and one county is on high alert. Skip to main content.

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.

Rediscovery of giant African land snail prompts quarantine in Florida's Pasco County 00:50. The reappearance of an invasive snail species forced state officials to enact a quarantine order two ...

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.