They’re not escargot-ing anywhere.
State officials placed part of a Florida city under quarantine Tuesday as they race to eradicate the invasive, parasite-carrying invasive giant African snail.
Residents will be able to move out of the treatment area freely but are prevented from moving any plant-based supplies that could harbor the mammoth mollusk’s eggs. Giant African snails have been contended as “one of the most damaging snails in the world” for their threat to both agriculture and human life.
Florida has twice before eradicated the snail since first discovering it in 2010 — most recently a 10-year effort in Miami-Dade County that cost $23 million and ended in 2021 after the collection of about 170,000 snails.
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