The apple snail, an invasive species native to South America that can spread rat lungworm and whose eggs contain a rash-causing toxin, has been confirmed to be present in North Carolina. Officials ...

Giant apple snails were recently reported in crawfish shipments from Louisiana delivered to two south Arkansas restaurants. If established in Arkansas, the invasive species could pose risks to ...

At first, one of Erika Iyengar’s students didn’t even see the snails. But when the Muhlenberg College biology professor pointed to them ? dozens of tiny, brown New Zealand mud snails that look more or ...

MIRAMAR, Fla. — A portion of a South Florida county is under quarantine after an invasive giant snail that causes a health risk to humans has been detected. The Florida Department of Agriculture and ...