Parts of Broward County under quarantine due to giant African land snails (www.nbcmiami.com)

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The snail can grow up to eight inches long, and can potentially carry the parasite rat lungworm, which may cause meningitis in humans and animals. The snail should not be handled without gloves because of the meningitis risk.

The snails can lay over 2,500 eggs in just one year, making the population difficult to contain. Florida has successfully eradicated the giant African land snail twice before, in 1975 and 2021.

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[-] Summarizer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 year ago

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Giant African land snails can grow up to eight inches in length. They can lay up to 2,500 eggs in a year. They are dangerous because they can cause meningitis. The snails must be removed from the area within 24 hours of being spotted. The Florida Department of Agriculture is responsible for the snails' removal. The agency will use dogs to help remove them from the areas they are in. The snail can be found in the Florida Keys, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Florida.

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