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 ...

The discovery of an invasive and destructive giant African land snail has put a Florida county under quarantine to prevent the species from growing.

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The giant African land snail consumes at least 500 different types of plants and can “cause extensive damage to tropical and subtropical environments,” Florida officials said.

The giant African land snail has been eradicated from Florida twice already. The snail was first detected in 1969 and was later eradicated in 1975.

Invasive giant African land snails have now popped up in three counties across the state, it's bad news for plants and people.

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.

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Giant African land snails pose a serious health risk to humans by carrying the parasite rat lungworm, known to cause meningitis in humans.

A portion of a Florida county has been placed under quarantine as officials work to get rid of the giant African land snail, the state's agriculture department said.