Parts of Florida's Broward County were placed under quarantine after a giant African land snail was spotted in the area, CBS News reported. Adult snails of this species can grow up to eight inches and ...

Parts of Broward County, Florida, are under quarantine after a giant African land snail — described as "one of the most damaging snails in the world" — was detected this month, agriculture authorities ...

The appearance of the snails caused the state’s agriculture department to place parts of the second-largest county in Florida in quarantine, making it illegal to move the animals. By Rebecca Carballo ...

Giant African land snails are back in Florida, spurring intensive efforts to destroy the invasive mollusks before they spread and wreak agricultural and environmental destruction. After one of the ...

Florida might be known for its alligators and sharks, but this week, a slower, slimier creature is wreaking havoc on Sunshine State residents: a snail. On Tuesday, an area of Broward County, near Fort ...

The welfare charity announced that the snails, whose normal habitat is among tropical wetlands and forests in sub-Saharan Africa, were discovered in a vivarium which was dumped in bushes near Ingram ...