Sixty-seven giant snails seized at LA airport (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

Sixty-seven live giant African snails have been seized by US customs agents.

The snails, which are prohibited in the US, were found by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspectors at Los Angeles International Airport.

They arrived from Nigeria and were intended for a person in California, said Lee Harty, a spokeswoman for the customs agency.

The molluscs are among the largest land snails in the world and can grow up to 8ins (20cm) long, said officials.

The US Department of Agriculture put the snails in an incinerator after they were inspected, said Harty, because they can carry parasites that are harmful to humans, including one that can lead to meningitis.
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more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28304560

[littlemissmartypants]

1. Poor things burned to death. Sad. eom

[NYC_SKP]

2. True, but like unwanted kittens and pups, this may have prevented further losses.

Never mind the havoc that any invasive species can create.

Still, I'm with you, it's sad.

[rocktivity]

3. I have muthafukin HAD IT with these muthafukin stories

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about muthafukin people smuggling animals onto muthafukin PLANES!!!!!!


rocktivity

[Historic NY]

4. +1

[liberalla]

5. these same African snails are becoming a huge problem in Florida

Giant snails on advance in Florida

South Florida is battling a growing infestation of the giant African land snail.