So how did these really LARGE critters end up on our shores???
Probably the way zebra mussels got to the Great Lakes- crew of a cargo ship dumped the bilge water.
They were being eradicated back in Africa, so they asked for asylum.
According to another article on the subject:
“It’s thought that the invasion began with the smuggling of a few snails into Florida by a man who practices a traditional African religion. He reportedly convinced some followers to drink the snails’ juices. They became violently ill.”