"Giant African land snails are illegal to own in the U.S. due to their potential to destroy ecosystems and carry disease." "These snails are considered a destructive invasive species that can harm ...

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 ...

An invasive species of mollusk with no natural predators has forced the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDCAS) to issue a quarantine order for a community in Broward County, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, along with its Division of Plant Industry, has implemented a quarantine for some South Florida neighborhoods after ...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — It'll take the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 17 months to survey and treat a quarantined portion of Pasco County for giant African land snails. The ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Florida -- Some neighborhoods in Broward County in Florida are under quarantine Tuesday after sightings of invasive giant African land snails, known to be one of the most dangerous ...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — (Editor's note: The video above is from a July 21, 2022, story on the giant African land snails in Pasco County.) It's almost been one month since the Florida Department of ...

July 8 (Reuters) - Hundreds of giant African land snails have turned up on Florida's Gulf Coast, officials said on Friday, threatening to destroy a vast array of plants and trees, and posing the risk ...

A Florida county is under quarantine due to the discovery of a fast-growing population of invasive giant African land snails. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) ...