"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 ...

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Officials in Florida’s Pasco County have enacted a quarantine after finding a snail described as one of the world’s most damaging. What you need to know about meningitis ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Snails are slow-going, but some serious muscles (and an extra foot) are hidden underneath the large shells they carry.

One famous snail’s death highlights the plight faced by diverse Hawaiian snails, of which there were once hundreds of species ...