Officials in Florida's Pasco County have enacted a quarantine after finding a snail described as one of the world's most damaging. Florida's Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said that a ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky, - Giant African land snails are considered one of the most destructive snails in the world, but that does not stop people from trying to import the creature into the United States ...

FLORIDA — Florida officials have spent more than $6 million taxpayer dollars to trap and kill snails that could be a threat to humans. The giant African land snail carries a parasite that can infect ...

Customs officers at Detroit Metropolitan Airport were a bit shell-shocked when they inspected a bag and found 90 giant African land snails. The live, pungent snails — up to 6 inches in length — were ...

in the state, following recent seizures of this plant pest in schools and pet shops in several states. According to Agriculture Commissioner Britt Cobb, the land-based snails -- which are native to ...

ROMULUS, Mich. — Six giant African land snails have been found in the luggage of a traveler who flew to Michigan from the west African country of Ghana. The mollusks, which can carry diseases that ...