Florida officials plan to eradicate giant African land snails, again

Scientist Mary Yong Cong holds one of the Giant African Snails she keeps in her lab in Miami, on July 17, 2015 (Kerry Sheridan/AFP via Getty Images)

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 agricultural pest" that can feed on over 500 types of plants, USDA says.