The giant African snails can carry the parasite rat lungworm, which is known to cause meningitis in humans, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Stephanie Wenger is ...

Giant African land snails are phenomenal creatures. As you can see from the magnificent specimen in this Instagram post, they ...

A county in Florida has enacted a quarantine after discovering that giant African land snails have invaded the area. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) website stated, ...

Parts of Broward County, Florida, are under quarantine after a giant African land snail was found earlier this month, agriculture authorities said. Officials “confirmed the detection” of the invasive ...

NEW PORTY RICHEY Fla. -- 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 ...

Authorities warn people not to touch the mollusks if one is found. Instead, contact the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Division of Plant Industry Helpline at 1-888-397-1517. Florida is again ...

Did you know some snails can cause meningitis? The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is warning Pasco County to beware of the giant African land snail (GALS) that can ...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida county is under quarantine after the return of the invasive African land snail. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has ordered Pasco ...

Part of a Florida county was placed under quarantine this week, as officials respond to a recent giant African snail sighting in the area. The quarantine order took effect Tuesday and applies to a ...