It might not be speedy, but it's big, hungry and fast at reproducing: The giant African snail has once again invaded the southern US state of Florida.
Officials in New Port Richey, a small town on the west coast of the US state of Florida, are rushing to eradicate the giant African snail, an invasive species.NEW PORT RICHEY - It might not be speedy, but it's big, hungry and fast at reproducing: The giant African snail, a potential health risk to humans, has once again invaded the southern US state of Florida.
In a grassy plot of land in New Port Richey, Mellon, a yellow Labrador trained to sniff out the snails, walks with his handler. Through the talents of Mellon and another snail-sniffing canine, more than 1,000 giant African snails have already been caught in Pasco County, where New Port Richey is located.
Employees of the Florida Department of Agriculture set up a notice board at an inspection ground as they search for giant African snails in New Port Richey, FloridaLocal resident Jay Pasqua still can't believe the stir caused by the giant African snail. "But starting to understand the process of their growth, how they got here, and what diseases and what problems they cause, it did become a concern at that time."
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