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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Exaggeration207@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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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[-] useful_idiot@lemmy.eatsleepcode.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

good try bot.

[-] maynarkh@feddit.nl 11 points 1 year ago

It would help if the article in some way could indicate which part of the world the snail invaded Broward county is.

I imagine it's Australia with megapests and English language, right?

[-] Exaggeration207@beehaw.org 18 points 1 year ago

It's Florida, in the United States. The article is from a local news station, which is probably why they don't mention their own state. Sorry for the confusion!

[-] Sean@liberal.city 9 points 1 year ago

@Exaggeration207 @maynarkh confusing Florida for Australia is pretty much presumed with both being sun beaten places where wildlife that would shock the rest of humanity is quaint daily life of their respective people.

Hit Australian comedy Kath & Kim was remade in America and was set in Florida... only got one season in the US

[-] Lowbird@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure African Land Snails are one of those animals that get imported as "pets" by rich idiots, and this is why they are in florida now.

Could also be eggs that hitched a ride on something else, but some people love mega-snails, so.

[-] Sean@liberal.city 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@Lowbird I suspect that it didn't take that much money to get one of these as a pet, it was probably a bunch of middle class Florida men/women that this "genius" move. I'm just challenging the "rich idiots" with the likelihood that not so rich idiots are to blame

[-] cnnrduncan@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Hit Australian comedy Kath & Kim was remade in America

Oh god there are few things I can imagine that sound worse than an American attempt at Kath&Kim

[-] AlgeriaWorblebot@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

It's not a 100% indicator, but I checked the URL and it said nbcmiami; Miami's in Florida USA so that's where I figured the county would be located

[-] eltimablo@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

The article says "SOUTH FLORIDA" in big letters at the top for me...

[-] BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I swear. Broward County and Fort Hood are the two most cursed places in the USA. Add Gary for a trio.

[-] rsfitz6@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I’m sure Florida will handle this quarantine better than the last.

[-] SemioticStandard@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

That's fucking gross. shudder

[-] gonesnake@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Yeah, between 'eight inch snail' and the words 'parasite rat lungworm' all in a row I'm pretty much horrified. And if that isn't bad enough then they say Florida and meningitis. This article is just creepy pasta.

[-] justinalanbass@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago
[-] cavemeat@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I actually agree lol, I find them charming af. Its a shame that they are very efficient breeders and florida's nice and warm like their original habitat

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