‘Voracious’ giant snails spark alarm in Venezuela

Maracaibo, Venezuela (AFP) Nov 11, 2022

A “plague” of giant African snails that pose potential health risks to humans is causing alarm in Venezuela where sustained rains have facilitated their proliferation.

The first colonies of the sub-Saharan Achatina fulica snail were discovered at the beginning of November on the shores of Lake Maracaibo in western Venezuela.

Since then, more snails have been found in agricultural areas i
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