Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mary Yong Cong, a Florida Dept. of Agriculture scientist, holds a Giant African Snail in her Miami lab on July 17, 2015.Kerry ...

MIRAMAR, Fla. — A portion of a South Florida county is under quarantine after an invasive giant snail that causes a health risk to humans has been detected. The Florida Department of Agriculture and ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Florida -- Some neighborhoods in Broward County in Florida are under quarantine Tuesday after sightings of invasive giant African land snails, known to be one of the most dangerous ...

A county in Florida has enacted a quarantine after discovering that giant African land snails have invaded the area. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) website stated, ...

MIAMI - A quarantine zone has been established in a section of southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade to contain the spread of giant African land snails, the state Department of Agriculture and ...

The giant African land snail is a poster child of a global epidemic: the threat of invasive species. The snails are native to coastal East Africa, but are now found across Asia, the Pacific and the ...