Florida officials identified an invasive population of giant African land snails in the state in 2011. Under towering palms and tangled mangroves, coil-shelled creatures slowly crawl across damp ...

DETROIT -- Customs officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport made an unusual -- and potentially dangerous -- discovery in a passenger's luggage: Six giant African snails. The snails, which were ...

Parts of Broward County, Florida, are under quarantine after a giant African land snail was found earlier this month, agriculture authorities said. Officials “confirmed the detection” of the invasive ...

in the state, following recent seizures of this plant pest in schools and pet shops in several states. According to Agriculture Commissioner Britt Cobb, the land-based snails -- which are native to ...

An invasive species of mollusk with no natural predators has forced the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDCAS) to issue a quarantine order for a community in Broward County, ...