If you thought human birth was seriously twisted, get a load of the Mount Augustus snail from New Zealand. This giant ...

Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which ...

For more than 100,000 years, coastal communities have harvested abalone (genus Haliotis). These gastropods, which are found ...

The giant African land snail, a potential health risk to humans, has once again invaded Florida — and officials are using specially trained dogs to sniff out the invasive species. Florida's ...

That has actually improved somewhat due to giant python hunts with prizes. And now giant snails. While maybe not as frightening, the tiny, slow snail has found a way to attack Florida ...

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 ...

The quarantine enacted Tuesday concerns stopping the spread of giant African land snails, one of which was spotted in the Miramar area of Broward County earlier this month, according to a ...

Some of the world’s largest snails were recently found in metro Detroit. The size of a human fist, giant African land snails can grow up to 8 inches in length and 5 inches in width. The U.S ...

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 ...

MIAMI — The giant African land snail, which can grow to the size of a fist and carry a parasite that causes meningitis, was declared eradicated from South Florida last year after a decade-long ...

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 Consumer Services (FDACS ...