Communities in areas where the giant African land snail is found are asked to be vigilant regarding their watercourses.

In 1967, the French Polynesian government allowed the giant African land snail to be imported and used as a human food source on islands of the South Pacific, including Tahiti. Some of the snails ...

South Florida is under attack ... But what a snail it is. The giant African land snail "can grow as big as a rat and gnaw through stucco and plaster," says Reuters' Barbara Liston.

The giant African land snail may look friendly, but the state of Florida has gone to great lengths to eradicate it — twice. Now, the slimy creatures are back again. Officials confirmed on June ...

As they develop rapidly and produce large numbers of offspring, the giant African land snail is recognized as a serious pest organism affecting agriculture, natural ecosystems, commerce ...

But global conservation efforts have helped the snails make a comeback within the islands in the South Pacific ... French authorities allowed African giant land snails to be brought to the ...

Eight Giant African land snails have been found abandoned in bushes in Sheffield. The mammoth molluscs, whose shells are 5cm across, were found by a member of the public at Hartley Brooke Dyke in ...

Somsak heads a dynamic team of researchers that has been active on many aspects of land snail research ... position with a snail fauna ranging from Indo-Himalayan to the north and west to Malaysian in ...

African snails, also known as giant African land snails, proliferate in fields, marshlands and residential areas alike. Their presence raises significant concerns among residents. Rapidly ...

Australia’s rabbits are a famous example, but perhaps less well-known are the Giant African land snails (Lissachatina fulica) that were introduced to South Pacific islands in the mid-20th century.