Giant snails eating Florida

[WestCoastGal]

Saw an article in the LA Times about some giant, rat-sized snails eating up Florida. Sounds like a storyline from one of those B movies, like "Them!" or "The Wasp Woman". Has anyone seen these snails in their area and are experiencing problems with them eating their palms, plants, tires, stucco?!

Of note is that the snail's mucus carries a nemotode that has been associated with a form of meningitis so handling them could be a problem.

Here's the article: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-giant-african-land-snail-20130415,0,2472882.story

A bit more info here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/14/us-usa-florida-snails-idUSBRE93D05620130414

Edited April 16, 2013 by WestCoastGal

[Steve the palmreader]

No problem here .Could just be something started by some group wanting grant money to catch snails ..

[amazon exotics]

none up here but have been found in miami and surrounding area. these snails are HUGE !!