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Dogs Prove To Be Key In Battle Against Giant African Snails
NPR ^ | August 30, 2013 | Mark Memmott

Posted on 08/30/2013 1:11:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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1 posted on 08/30/2013 1:11:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Turn a pack of Jack Russells loose. They’ll find anything.


2 posted on 08/30/2013 1:14:46 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: nickcarraway
If you see one of these, run:


3 posted on 08/30/2013 1:15:33 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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Catch them, process them and sell them to the French as Magnum Escargot!


4 posted on 08/30/2013 1:16:48 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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Pour salt on them.


5 posted on 08/30/2013 1:20:48 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: nickcarraway
Maybe this kind of dog?


6 posted on 08/30/2013 1:22:43 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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Open a chain of French fast food drive through restraints...Escargot A-Go-Go.


7 posted on 08/30/2013 1:24:30 PM PDT by Hugin
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oops, make that restaurant's.
8 posted on 08/30/2013 1:26:11 PM PDT by Hugin
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Are they edible? The article says some people who consumed their juices became violently ill.


9 posted on 08/30/2013 1:28:33 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government but illegal for the people. T Jefferson)
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To: nickcarraway

I wonder if they can get rid of the slug in the Whitehouse?


10 posted on 08/30/2013 1:28:35 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not really out to get you.)
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To: nickcarraway
Giant African Land Snails?


11 posted on 08/30/2013 1:31:50 PM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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To: cripplecreek
My pack of 3 JRT’s are anxious to go snail hunting. My Black Mouth Cur will go after the larger ones.
12 posted on 08/30/2013 1:35:02 PM PDT by Ditter
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its not like hunting them could be too hard...

you could probably hit one at full gallop with a handgun from 50 yards.


13 posted on 08/30/2013 1:35:17 PM PDT by Mr. K (Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
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Snort: Piker.


14 posted on 08/30/2013 1:39:29 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/jul/03/african-land-snails-video


15 posted on 08/30/2013 1:40:05 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: USMCPOP

Is that Malaysia or Saskatchewan in younger days?


16 posted on 08/30/2013 1:41:23 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
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To: Mastador1

Love smoked escargot!


17 posted on 08/30/2013 1:44:56 PM PDT by pgkdan (Marco Rubio can go straight to hell!)
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To: Ditter

Mine found a tiny soft shelled turtle the other day. I almost never see the big ones let alone the new hatchlings.


18 posted on 08/30/2013 1:50:16 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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I tried em but couldn’t keep the damn things lit.


19 posted on 08/30/2013 1:50:58 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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20 posted on 08/30/2013 1:51:42 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations - The acronym explains the science.)
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