Posted on 07/03/2022 2:15:29 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The snails pose a serious health risk to humans by carrying a parasite known to cause meningitis
An invasive giant African snail that has already had to be eradicated twice in the last 50 years in Florida is back and one county is on high alert.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) confirmed there were giant African land snails found in the New Port Richey area of Pasco County on June 23, according to FDACS’ website.
A quarantine was issued on June 25 that prevents residents from moving the snail or related items, like plants and soil, in or out of the designated quarantine area. Residents who think they have spotted a giant African land snail are asked to call the FDACS hotline and avoid touching the snail without gloves on due to the meningitis risk.
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Pretty much all land snails & freshwater crustaceans, etc., carry parasitic worms. Perfectly safe as long as it’s cooked. Try not to think about it the next time you eat crawfish etouffee.
We had crawfish for a meal once that I recall. Other than that, they were fishbait.
You clearly don’t live in Louisiana!
Nope. We don’t snack on nutria, either, or ‘gators.
Which part of Phoenix was this?
AW geez? They said snail, not pig!!!!!!
We’re barely into monkeypox season and we’re on to snail meningitis?
Gary Player
Ernie Els
Trevor Immelmann
Louis Oosthuizen
Charl Schwartzel
To name a few.
I ate a lot of those snails in Nigeria.
Escargot, writ large?
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