An invading horde of giant African land snails has forced a county in southern Florida to introduce a quarantine zone in the hope of stopping the marauding molluscs before they can lay waste to the local environment.
A 3.5 square mile region of Broward County is being staked out to try to stall the advance of the pests after they were spotted in the Miramar area earlier this month, with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) warning on Tuesday: “These snails could be devastating to Florida agriculture and natural areas as they cause extensive damage to tropical and subtropical environments.”
