Posted on 07/01/2022 11:50:31 AM PDT by DFG
Escar-whoa!
The alarming discovery of giant African snails — which can stretch up to 8 inches long — has sparked concern and quarantines in a Florida county.
The state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs confirmed the presence of the mammoth mollusks in Pasco County this week and warned residents to keep their distance.
The snails carry the frightfully named rat lungworm parasite that can induce meningitis in humans, officials cautioned.
The invasive snails are also capable of ravaging vegetation and are known to dine on more than 500 types of plants.
“These snails could be devastating to Florida agriculture and natural areas as they cause extensive damage to tropical and subtropical environments,” according to FDACS
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Steroid-responsive aseptic meningitis after BNT162b2 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
FWIW, unless I see the patient's labs, I'm not taking Big Med's word for anything.
Also, wonder if we're seeing an unexpected increase in aseptic meningitis around the country?
Inquiring minds want to know.
jugotitmang! 👍
It ain’t workin’ though
Don’t forget those mystery pediatric hepatitis cases that have been blamed on everything from pets to strawberries...
I’ve eaten snails. FRENCH snails, cooked in garlic butter.
But they were farm raised, not wild.
I would never eat one of these monsters unless I was starving and then only if I could guarantee I could cook any possible disease out of it............
Thank you both for your contributions....they’ll be added to the list. 👍
Is there anything in Florida that isn't invasive? Yea, I'm including liberals from the northern states.......
My favorite Youtube channels are the ones where the individuals are out hunting iguanas with air rifles........And there was another guy hunting Cane Toads, another poisonous invasive species.
You forgot coral snakes!
That just a big ole snail is all I am saying.
Chewy.................
Maybe break out the pressure cooker..
Yes, that might work!.................
They can’t run very fast... open season and and offer $10.00 bounty and they’ll be wiped out in short order.
Just tell people they are an aphrodisiac and they will hunt them all down.................
and black bears, coyotes, and wild hogs here in the wilderness of suwannee county...
love this place... 😁
Florida state song: Boris the Spider.
Florida state movie: Arachnophobia.
Florida state bird: some large, ugly spider.
Florida state food: some insect killed by a large, ugly spider.
A little butter from Brittany, a touch of garlic…..
SHE DRUNK ALL THE KOOL-AIDE!
Sure looks like Liz Cheney or Cher.
Yeah most yankees don’t know what the hell a coral snake is I would imagine 😏
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