Florida's Battle To Eradicate The Giant African Land Snail Continues

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Giant African land snails are one of the most damaging in the world (Credit: Bugwood.org/ CC-BY-SA-3.0)

The giant African land snail (GALS) has returned to Florida for a third time. The invasive species was first detected in the state in 1969. It took seven years and $1 million to get rid of them. The gastropods reappeared in 2011 and were eradicated in 2021 at a cost of $23 million. On June 23, 2022, Florida officials reported that the snails had been found in the New Port Richey area of Pasco County.

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  • triste
    triste3년 이하
    Oh gosh! How horrible! Hopefully its less costly this time!
    • aleksanderraczkowski
      aleksanderraczkowski3년 이하
      Snails are cool but not that big !
      • lpollock
        lpollock3년 이하
        I love snails, but I didn't know they could be this harmful to so many things!
      • lpollock
        lpollock3년 이하
        I love snails, but I didn't know that they could be so destructive to so many things!
        • rugapykanuhu
          rugapykanuhu3년 이하
          this is so bad. like SO BAD
          • summer_beach
            summer_beach3년 이하
            THOSE ARE SO BIG!!!!!
            • d0minicgreg0ry6
              d0minicgreg0ry63년 이하
              I have to do a essay on a current event( btw i am in 5 grade) so i guess I will choose this.
              • unknown_user14
                unknown_user143년 이하
                Wow! I had NO IDEA Giant African Land Snail's ate the paint of of one's house!
                • boba_addiction
                  boba_addiction3년 이하
                  wow! my mom caught a snail on a road yesterday, and i'm keeping it for a while. this morning, my sister thought it was dead! ( it was sleeping🤣🤣🤣 ) lol anyways snails are pretty cool
                  • majestic_tiger1
                    majestic_tiger13년 이하
                    snails are gross!😝😝