Jimmy Buffett's music is synonymous with the Florida Keys. His longtime association with the archipelago off the state's southern coast led to a newly discovered, brightly colored snail being named ...

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla, – A quarantine zone was issued for a large chunk of land in South Florida after wildlife officials discovered an invasive giant African land snail that poses a health risk for ...

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services enacted the quarantine to stop the spread of the snail species, which poses environmental and health threats Averi Kremposky is an editorial ...

The tale of Hawaiian land snails began millions of years ago as the first plants and animals began to colonize the islands. Researchers don’t know exactly how snails arrived – perhaps stuck to the ...

A quarantine zone has popped up for select neighborhoods throughout Broward County this week after sightings of the invasive giant African land snails, known to be one of the most dangerous species.

A quarantine zone has popped up in South Florida thanks not to new diseases, but rather something seemingly much more innocuous – and slimy. The quarantine enacted Tuesday concerns stopping the spread ...

An invasive species of mollusk with no natural predators has forced the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDCAS) to issue a quarantine order for a community in Broward County, ...

The snails were meant for consumption but were "humanely euthanized" instead. A total of 90 giant African land snails have been seized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Field ...