The giant African land snail may look friendly, but the state of Florida has gone to great lengths to eradicate it — twice. Now, the slimy creatures are back again. Officials confirmed on June ...

The giant East African snail, (Achatina fúlica), listed among the world’s top 100 invasive species, extremely voracious and which can transmit deadly diseases to humans has been found in empty ...

US Customs and Border Protection agents seized more than a dozen live giant African land snails from a traveler at a Texas airport, officials said this week. Fifteen of the snails - which can grow ...