Dangerous giant African snails in Florida spark quarantines

NY Post ^ | 07/01/2022 | Selim Algar

[Red Badger]

[stars & stripes forever]

Now how did they get here?

[Rebelbase]

I pass on eating critters that carry rat lungworm parasites.

[RedMonqey]

You forgot sinkholes that can open under your bedroom and swallow you whole.

[Jamestown1630]

According to USDA:

“Like other invasive pests and diseases, giant African snails could enter the United States as hitchhikers on imported cargo

G”AS have also been illegally imported by individuals for classroom exhibits, as pets or for food”

They’ve already been eradicated once but appear to have been reintroduced.

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/pests-diseases/hungry-pests/the-threat/giant-african-snail/giant-african-snail

[Mr. Jeeves]

Now how did they get here?

Insufficient barriers to the entry of Dangerous Giant Africans in general. :)

[Scarlett156]

I was gonna say, are they in the least edible?

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Who are the retards importing all these monsters into Florida? Not just the snails, but snakes, iguanas, exotic fish. There is a lot of truth to Florida Man. Can't they just take nature as they find it? Florida has plenty of wonders without introducing vermin.

[1_Rain_Drop]

"If fruits and vegetables are not available, the snails will eat a wide variety of ornamental plants, tree bark and even paint and stucco on houses."

That's one way to get rid of lead paint. Wonder what effect it would have on these snails... and then there's that other type of lead...

[Ikeon]

You missed the 20 foot boa constrictors, pythons, fire ants and those plastic flamingoes, that when they flock up, they can strip a cow to bones in less than 3 minutes.

And the most dangerous of all, the Florida Man and Woman.

[1_Rain_Drop]

you didn’t need to post a life sized photo! LOL

[Captain Peter Blood]

Australia has a Feral Cat problem and now has a bounty on them. Solution export the Pythons there and the cat problem will disappear.

[Joe Brower]

Tastes like chicken! L'énorme escargot délicieux...

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[PeterPrinciple]

When I was in Africa a women in the market had fallen asleep and her snails were escaping. Some were as far as 10 ft away.....................

[RushingWater]

Hoping to eradicate the pests, FDACS will bait certain areas with a poison that impedes their ability to create mucus and kills them within a few days.

Afraid to say it? Salt the critters!

[antidemoncrat]

African snail appetizer followed by Burmese python steaks and topped off with Frozen iguana ice cream ... yum yum

[Rio]

Seems edible...

Spicy African Giant Snail with Vegetables

How To Make Stew With Giant African Land Snails

[meowmeow]

Add to shopping list: 25 lb bag of salt... 🧂

[The Sons of Liberty]

At least one has moved into Georgia and is leaving a slime trail -

[353FMG]

>>But, But I thought Diversity and Open borders were good ?<<

Good for national suicide.