The snail’s shell diameter averages about 22 to 30 millimeters (.87 to 1.18 inches). Each snail’s shell has a unique combination of stripes and colors, so no two are exactly alike. These snails eat ...

Native to South America, apple snails pose human health risks. Adults carry rat lungworm, which can infect humans if eaten raw or under cooked, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission says. N.C.

The state is moving quickly to destroy the snails before the snails destroy Florida's crops. The snails contain both male and female reproductive... Giant African land snails are back in Florida, ...

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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 ...

There might be a new way to think of one particular species of invasive snail being found in Wisconsin's water: as a part of a gourmet meal. At least that's the approach Minneapolis chef Yia Vang and ...

Q. I was cleaning out my shed and found a big pile of empty snail shells in the corner. No snails or shells anywhere else — just in that corner. What gives? Probably rats. They like to eat snails and ...

An outbreak of giant land snails is posing a threat to buildings and public health in Florida. The snails, which can grow to the size of rabbits, are being caught at a rate of 1,000 per week in the ...