Giant African snails may look harmless, but they carry a dangerous disease that poses a serious risk to humans and wildlife.

A giant African land snail in Miami in 2015. The species has already been eradicated twice in Florida since it was first detected in the state in 1969, according to the Florida agriculture department.

The giant African land snail was first detected in Florida in 1969 and eradicated in 1975. It was detected again in 2011 in Miami-Dade County, and again declared eradicated last year.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) confirmed there were giant African land snails in the New Port Richey area of Pasco County on June 23, according to FDACS' website.

Rediscovery of giant African land snail prompts quarantine in Florida's Pasco County 00:50. The reappearance of an invasive snail species forced state officials to enact a quarantine order two ...

A Florida county is under quarantine due to the discovery of a fast-growing population of invasive giant African land snails.. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS ...

When Giant African Snails were first found in southern Florida in the 1960s, it took a decade and $1 million to eradicate them, the USDA said. Eradication efforts are ongoing after the snails were ...

Invasive giant African snail found in Florida can carry meningitis, ... It is known to consume at least 500 different species of economically important agricultural plants, including breadfruit, ...

Customs officials agents found a load of giant African snails — known as one of the most damaging snail species in the world — in a man’s luggage at JFK Airport this week.

Giant African land snails have been eradicated twice before in Florida. The state only declared last year that the species had finally been eradicated following a sighting in 2011 in Miami Dade ...

On Sunday, 22 Giant African Snails-- a highly invasive species -- were discovered in a man’s bag at JFK by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agricultural specialists, according to a press ...

Invasive giant African snail found in Florida can carry meningitis, ... It is known to consume at least 500 different species of economically important agricultural plants, including breadfruit, ...