Rising demand for healthy proteins, snail-based cosmetics, and export opportunities have driven a surge in Nigeria’s snail ...

Yet, in many other parts of Nigeria, the snail is a delicacy, highly prized due to its rich, collagen-heavy mucus, which some cosmetic firms now consider more valuable than gold.

Giant African snail is a major agricultural pest that may carry rat lungworm, a parasite that causes meningitis in humans & animals. Call 888-397-1517 ...

The giant African land snail was first detected in Florida in 1969 and eradicated in 1975. It was detected again in 2011 in Miami-Dade County, and again declared eradicated last year.

Giant African land snail that can pass meningitis to humans sparks ‘serious health risk’ warning in Florida. The snail has been described as ‘one of the most invasive species on the planet’ ...

HAVANA — Giant African snails are quietly eating their way across Cuba's capital, gobbling up leaves, flowers, bark and even the bones of dead animals. The snails, one of the world’s most ...

The Giant African snail is one of the largest land snails in the world growing up to 8 inches in length and 4.5 inches in diameter. When full grown, ...

In 1966, the giant African land snail was introduced in downtown Miami. By 1973, more than 18,000 snails had been found and destroyed along with thousands of eggs, and the snail was declared ...

Rediscovery of giant African land snail prompts quarantine in Florida's Pasco County 00:50. The reappearance of an invasive snail species forced state officials to enact a quarantine order two ...

A giant African land snail in Miami in 2015. The species has already been eradicated twice in Florida since it was first detected in the state in 1969, according to the Florida agriculture department.