Florida has waged two eradication wars against the Giant African land snail, a voracious eater that can wreak havoc on the state's agricultural and forestry lands. And they're back, having been ...

Lissachatina fulica is a species of large land snail. It is also known as the Giant African land snail.Getty A giant African land snail was spotted in Broward County, forcing part of it into ...

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services enacted the quarantine to stop the spread of the snail species, which poses environmental and health threats Averi Kremposky is an editorial ...

Giant African land snails are back in Florida, spurring intensive efforts to destroy the invasive mollusks before they spread and wreak agricultural and environmental destruction. After one of the ...

FILE - A rout of giant African snails gather on Aug. 28, 2019, in a corner in Havana, Cuba. Invasive giant African land snails that can eat building plaster and stucco, consume hundreds of varieties ...

Giant African land snail carries disease, eats crops. April 16, 2013 — -- The giant African land snail may fit in the palm of your hand, but it is posing a big threat to Florida residents. State ...

The snails, which were found in luggage at a Texas airport, can grow to be the size of rats and can cause rare forms of meningitis in humans.

Although "Invasion of the Killer Snails" sounds like the title of a 1950s horror film, it could just as well be a recent headline in a South Florida newspaper. First, a bit of history: In the 1920s, ...

A giant African land snail was spotted in Broward County, forcing part of it into quarantine. The snail is among the world's most invasive species and lays thousands of eggs at a time. It eats plaster ...