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Giant African Snails Are So Big They Can Fill a Human Hand

Giant African land snails are phenomenal creatures. As you can see from the magnificent specimen in this Instagram post, they ...
WLTX19

Trail of slime leads German customs to bags of giant snails

BERLIN, Germany — German customs officials say a trail of slime led them to a stash of almost 100 giant African land snails and other items hidden inside bags at Duesseldorf Airport this month. In a ...
WFTV

More than $6M spent to kill giant snails smuggled in by African religious cult

FLORIDA — Florida officials have spent more than $6 million taxpayer dollars to trap and kill snails that could be a threat to humans. The giant African land snail carries a parasite that can infect ...
Texas Public Radio

To save a giant snail, New Zealand targets the non-native critters that eat it

The giant snails of New Zealand are big, slimy, and at risk. Park rangers in New Zealand have spent over a decade trying to save them, and now, they're getting results.

Giant African snails invade Goa, ecology under threat

Panaji: Giant African land snails (GALS), one of the world’s most invasive species, are being randomly spotted in the state, ...
al.com

Gains Made in Giant African Land Snail Battle

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam says they're making great strides in the fight against the Giant African Land Snail. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on ...
NPR

To save a giant snail, New Zealand targets the non-native critters that eat it

The giant snails of New Zealand are big, slimy, and at risk. Park rangers in New Zealand have spent over a decade trying to save them, and now, they're getting results. In the forests of New Zealand's ...