Giant African land snails made their way to Florida in 1966, when a boy brought three of the snails home from a trip to Hawaii, where they were already invasive. His grandmother later set them free .

The giant African snail can grow over seven inches long, with the largest specimen measuring at just over 15 inches. They have large, light to dark shells with vertical dark stripes on them.

Giant African land snail that can pass meningitis to humans sparks ‘serious health risk’ warning in Florida. The snail has been described as ‘one of the most invasive species on the planet’ ...

Giant African land snails have been eradicated twice before in Florida. The state only declared last year that the species had finally been eradicated following a sighting in 2011 in Miami Dade ...

The giant African land snail was first detected in Florida in 1969 and eradicated in 1975. It was detected again in 2011 in Miami-Dade County, and again declared eradicated last year.

The snail was first identified in Florida in the 1960s and it took about 10 years to eradicate the over 18,000 snails and eggs, which are known to carry a meningitis-causing parasite.

In 1966, the giant African land snail was introduced in downtown Miami. By 1973, more than 18,000 snails had been found and destroyed along with thousands of eggs, and the snail was declared ...

Giant African land snails — seen here in 2019 — have been spotted recently in three counties in Florida, spurring state officials to enact quarantines and eradication efforts against the ...

In 2021, the giant African land snail was finally eradicated, 10 years after it was detected in Miami-Dade County. The snails are illegal to possess in the United States without a permit, ...

Agriculture-devastating and parasitic-carrying giant African land snails are threatening parts of Broward County. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:25:23 GMT (1738189523076) Story Infinite Scroll ...

They’re not escargot-ing anywhere. State officials placed part of a Florida city under quarantine Tuesday as they race to eradicate the invasive, parasite-carrying giant African snail. The 3.5 ...

A giant African land snail in Miami in 2015. The species has already been eradicated twice in Florida since it was first detected in the state in 1969, according to the Florida agriculture department.