What if you could employ land snails in a similar zero-waste system? Instead of homegrown vegetables, the ultimate yield for your table would be escargots, those glistening nuggets of protein. Yes, ...

It’s an 8-inch master of disaster: A snail that can eat the stucco off your house and give you meningitis. But it’s been eliminated from Florida. Again. Officials announced Wednesday the giant African ...

Would you eat this? Louisiana officials are warning the state’s cooks to be wary if they try to eat the invasive giant apple snails spreading in swamps. The snails are native to South America.

In the forests of New Zealand's North Island, park rangers have been working for more than a decade to save a threatened population of giant snails. Now, these are not your average garden snails. They ...

Snails have over 1,000 microscopic teeth. Some eat leaves, but different snails eat many different things, including other snails. Photo by Jennifer Schlick Of all the flora and fauna in the region, ...

"Giant African land snails are illegal to own in the U.S. due to their potential to destroy ecosystems and carry disease." "These snails are considered a destructive invasive species that can harm ...

Wander through your backyard or walk along a stream and it’s likely you’ll see a snail – small, squishy animals with shells on their backs. Snails are found in water, whether in salty oceans, rivers ...