Giant African snails (Achatina fulica) are the largest known land gastropods. They usually reach about seven inches long from nose to tail and roughly 3.5 inches in diameter, but the largest ever ...

There are about 43,000 living snail species. Three of them have become invasive pests in China, Colombia, India, Barbados, Hawaii, and many other corners of the world: Achatina achatina ...

A master gardener recently spotted Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica in New Port Richey, a city in Pasco County on Florida's Gulf Coast. The state agriculture department confirmed the snail sighting ...

Innocently, the boy had introduced into the mainland U.S. a ferociously fertile predator: Achatina fulica, more commonly known as the giant African land snail. By now, at least 20,000 of the fist ...

That sums up the impression these exotic animals leave on many. The African giant snail, also known as the Achatina snail (family Achatinidae), is among the largest land snails in the world.

Maracaibo (Venezuela) (AFP) – A "plague" of giant African snails that pose potential health risks to humans is causing alarm in Venezuela where sustained rains have facilitated their proliferation.

Also, research has shown that snail species such as; Achatina Achatina and Achatina Maginata are one of the best for warm climate regions like Africa. Snails come in different species/ types ...

Research has shown that snail species such as ‘Achatina achatina’ are the best for warm climate regions like Africa. Feeding And Rearing Of The Snails Snails are vegetarians and can be fed ...