Giant African land snails are phenomenal creatures. As you can see from the magnificent specimen in this Instagram post, they can grow the length of an adult human hand. The person in the image looks ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — According to state officials, more than 1,430 giant African land snails have been collected from Pasco County since the invasive species was first detected by the state just a ...

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A cache of live snails discovered by CBP at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after a passenger arriving from Ghana was referred for a secondary examination after declaring various fresh food items. The ...

The snails were meant for consumption but were "humanely euthanized" instead. A total of 90 giant African land snails have been seized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Field ...