Florida officials confirmed the recurrence of an invasive snail species that destroys wildlife and poses serious threats to human health.
. At four months old, a single snail can lay thousands of eggs at a time and each can grow to be 8 inches long as an adult.
Scientist Mary Yong Cong holds one of the Giant African Snails she keeps in her lab in Miami, Florida on July 17, 2015.The snails are mobile — experts warn that they"cling to vehicles and machinery," plus trash, to"move long distances" — and resilient, with the capacity to survive for a year while"inactive" and buried in soil to shield itself from unfavorable weather.
Giant African land snails have wreaked havoc on parts of Florida before. Although they are not native inhabitants of the state, officials have traced infestations dating back to the 1960s to escaped house pets and illegal importations by religious groups, thereported. Owning and importing giant African land snails without a permit is against the law in the U.S. Any attempt to move the snails after a sighting is also illegal without proper documentation.
Florida's agriculture department has recorded two instances where the snail was fully eradicated. The most recent was just last year, a decade after one of the giant snails was initially spotted in Miami-Dade County. Officials say a live snail was last found in that area in 2017, prior to the most recent sighting last week. about giant African land snails and Florida's response to the latest sighting is available on the department's website.
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