Part of a Florida county was placed under quarantine this week, as officials respond to a recent giant African snail sighting in the area. The quarantine order took effect Tuesday and applies to a ...

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services enacted the quarantine to stop the spread of the snail species, which poses environmental and health threats Averi Kremposky is an editorial ...

It reproduces quickly. Residents alarmed as harmful creatures spread into new territory: 'There are thousands' first appeared ...

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 ...

A portion of a Florida county has been placed under quarantine as state officials work to get rid of the giant African land snail (GALS), the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services ...

A quarantine zone has been established in Broward County after a giant African land snail was spotted in Miramar on June 2. Under the quarantine order announced Tuesday, it is illegal to move the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA/NEXSTAR) — Part of Southwest Florida was placed under quarantine in an effort to stop the spread of one of the most damaging snails in the world. The giant African snail, or “GAS” ...

Most snails move slow, but these illicit gastropods crossed the Atlantic at hundreds of miles per hour. Customs officials at Detroit Metropolitan Airport recently found six living snails inside a ...