Giant African land snail spotted in Florida, section of county under quarantine: Officials
A portion of a Florida county has been placed under quarantine as officials work to get rid of the giant African land snail, the state's agriculture department said. A portion of a Florida county has been placed under quarantine as state officials work to get rid of a giant African land snail (GALS), the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) said Tuesday. The quarantine comes weeks after state officials found the snail in the Miramar area of Broward County, Florida, according to FDACS. Giant African land snails are considered detrimental to agriculture, the FDACS said. MORE: Video Cricket invasion The snail is known to eat at least 500 different plant species that are deemed economically important, including, "breadfruit, cassava, cocoa, papaya, peanut, rubber, most varieties of beans, peas, cucumbers, melons and plants of horticultural, cultural and medicinal value," according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Mary Yong Cong,...