Tue, 21-Oct-2025

US town placed under quarantine by massive African snails

US town

Residents of Pasco County, north of Tampa, ordered to quarantine giant African land snails. Florida’s agriculture department calls the invasive species “one of the most damaging” mollusc subtypes. The snails carry a parasite that can cause meningitis in humans. State officials had to issue a quarantine order for inhabitants of Florida’s Pasco County; which is … Read more