Giant African land snails are back in Florida, spurring intensive efforts to destroy the invasive mollusks before they spread and wreak agricultural and environmental destruction. After one of the ...

As these invasive snails take advantage of the hot, wet ambiance of southern Florida, they leave glistening trails of slime across backyards, parks, forests, and gardens. The Sunshine State is a ...

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 ...

The appearance of the snails caused the state’s agriculture department to place parts of the second-largest county in Florida in quarantine, making it illegal to move the animals. By Rebecca ...

MOORE HAVEN, Fla. — In Florida's Everglades, few species are more closely tied to the habitat's health than an endangered bird, the snail kite. The Everglade snail kite is a raptor, similar to a ...

On June 22, a gardener was working in a Pasco County, Florida, when they noticed a number of unusually large snails. The next day, the Florida Department of Agriculture confirmed that giant ...

Officials in Florida are again battling a highly invasive, extraordinarily destructive giant snail species that also happens to be capable of spreading parasitic worms that invade human brains.

And now giant snails. While maybe not as frightening, the tiny, slow snail has found a way to attack Florida — but this one is not so tiny anymore! Giant African snails can reach 8 inches long ...

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 ...

The giant African land snail was spotted by a master gardener in Pasco County, Florida; officials confirmed its appearance on June 23. Giant African land snails can carry a parasite called rat ...

Since island apple snails invaded the Florida Everglades, an endangered species of bird known as the snail kite has bounced back from the threat of extinction. It's a rare case of a destructive ...