Giant+African+Snail


 * Giant African Snail (8 in length, 4 in wide)**

=1. Where they're from?=

3. How they got there? Imported by pets and for education purposes, may also arrive accidentally in cargo.
==4. Enviormental impact? They cause extensive damage to plants in tropical and subtropical agricultural systems as well as the enviorment. They feed on over 500 kind of plants and re a serious threat to Florida`s agriculture, natural areas, and landscapes. They may carry a parasitic nematode that burrows into humans and causes meningitis. Best to look for them at night or cloudy rainy days, wear gloves to pick them up.==



==5. Whats the solution? Crushing them, using bait pellets containing the chemical metaldehyde. Collecting the snails and placing them in a bucket 2/3 full o strong salt water or sea water. cover the bucket and burn them.==