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 ...

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 ...

Officials issued a quarantine to control the invasive species, which devours vegetation, damages structures and can carry a parasite dangerous to humans Margaret Osborne Daily Correspondent A giant ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA/NEXSTAR) — Part of ...

Some of the world’s largest snails were recently found in metro Detroit. The size of a human fist, giant African land snails can grow up to 8 inches in length and 5 inches in width. The U.S. Customs ...

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.

MIRAMAR, Fla. — A portion of a South Florida county is under quarantine after an invasive giant snail that causes a health risk to humans has been detected. The Florida Department of Agriculture and ...

There is currently a new exotic pet craze in Europe: giant snails. They're all the rage on social media, but experts warn that they're not as funny as they look. "Social networks are full of photos of ...

To save it, they undertook one of the largest captive snail breeding and reintroduction efforts in Australian, and perhaps ...