Paul Starosta / Getty Images. 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 ...

A giant African snail has broken loose from its native habitat and is now on the rampage. It has devastated parts of Hawaii and the Orient and within recent months has made its stealthy appearance ...

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 ...

Genevieve Guy has a thing for snails. She and her children love to eat them drowned in a butter sauce that's been seasoned with parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. And escargot is a wildly popular ...

The African giant snail, also known as the Achatina snail (family Achatinidae), is among the largest land snails in the world. As a pet, the species Lissachatina fulica is particularly popular, ...

But the snail threat will not abate until the last Achatina is vanquished—which is hardly an immediate prospect. More Must-Reads from TIME Cybersecurity Experts Are Sounding the Alarm on DOGE ...

Once again, Florida plans to eradicate the giant African land snail, which the U.S. Department of Agriculture calls "one of the most damaging snails in the world."It's a "highly invasive ...

Originally from East Africa, the GALS, Achatina fulica, is one of the largest land snails in the world, growing up to 8 inches in length. Each snail can live as long as 9 years.

Originally from East Africa, the GALS, Achatina fulica, is one of the largest land snails in the world, growing up to 8 inches in length. Each snail can live as long as 9 years.

SACLEPEA REFUGEE CAMP, Liberia, May 14 (UNHCR) - Papa Tokpa Sadia, 45, is all smiles as he picks up a snail and explains how it is extracted from its shell to prepare a meal. "Snail meat is very ...