Parts of Florida's Broward County are under quarantine after giant African land snails were detected | CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/20/us/giant-african-land-snails-quarantine-broward-county-florida/index.html

Attention Billionaries: The Snail has been Detected, its Time to Move

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scabrous-leper@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y

@Calcharger I have long favored either sawing off the peninsula (ala Bugs Bunny), or at least a wall to keep Florida from contaminating the US...

gqphypocrisy@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

It's a good thing they have Governor ready to HELP them with this deadly problem!

agentshags@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 3y

Rat Lungworm...

Remember that Reddit story about the kid that got dared to eat a slug by his friends?

Pretty sure that's what he got that ruined his life.

Scary shit

printerjammed@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

slightly less terrifying than the giant african hornets, but alas

autumn@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 3y

🐌

Purebred_BeefMaster@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y (7 replies)

@Calcharger time to eat

Calcharger@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y (6 replies)

Not a fan of escargot, pass.

Purebred_BeefMaster@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y (5 replies)

@Calcharger it's an acquired taste.

Flaky_Fish69@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y (4 replies)

Pretty sure escargot is with tiny snails…. Not snails the size of a school bus.

Calcharger@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y (3 replies)

They are THAT BIG? Get the fuck outta here

bukwirm@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

They get to ~8" long, so they're only as big as a very, very small bus.

Calcharger@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

That's a very small bus

Flaky_Fish69@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y

well, I might be exaggerating. the size of a short bus.

Purebred_BeefMaster@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y
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