"I'm grateful for whatever reason the snail did not sting me and to have this second chance," Beckylee Rawls told Newsweek ...

Deadly sea snail poison could be key to making better drugs to treat diabetes, according to a new study. The toxin from one of the most venomous creatures on the planet may lead to new medicines ...

But lurking behind the snail bait is a danger often underestimated, affecting more than just snails. For children and pets, its use can become a deadly trap. Slug bait is among the most commonly ...

We are having a terrible time with snails and maybe slugs in our garden. I see snails sometimes in our home orchard, too. We’ve used snail bait, but it doesn’t last very long, so we need to ...

You might guess a spider. And a gator. But a snail? That and others make up the 10 deadliest creatures found in Louisiana, ...

State workers have collected more than 1,000 of the mollusks and continue to treat a quarantine zone with snail poison.

Methods of control include slug bait, natural pest-control sprays, slug and snail traps, and organic snail killer that also effectively kills slugs.

A portion of the city of Miramar, Florida, is under quarantine after the discovery of the giant African land snail, an invasive species with no natural predators.

Agriculture-devastating and parasitic-carrying giant African land snails are threatening parts of Broward County.

FILE - A rout of giant African snails gather on Aug. 28, 2019, in a corner in Havana, Cuba. Invasive giant African land snails that can eat building plaster and stucco, consume hundreds of ...

The giant African land snail can grow up to 8 inches, lays thousands of eggs at a time, and carries a parasite that can cause meningitis.

MIAMI - A quarantine zone has been established in a section of southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade to contain the spread of giant African land snails, the state Department of Agriculture and ...