Escargot? More like Escar-No!
The USDA and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services have been fighting to stop the spread of the giant African snail. In six, months, more than 40,000 of these snails have been collected. Alert homeowners are the first line of defense in reporting signs of snail infestations. Please do your part in the fight against invasive species — if you have a giant African snail or see the snails or signs of their presence, call the toll-free helpline at 888-397-1517.
|Giant African Snail|
|Scientific name: Lissachatina fulica (Bowdich)
Synonym: Achatina fulica (Bowdich 1822), formerly Férussac 1821
Common names: Giant African snail, giant African land snail