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The Florida Department of Agriculture confirmed Thursday that giant African land snails found in Pasco County tested positive for a dangerous parasite called rat lungworm.
The snails, known to be the most damaging in the world, can lay up to 2,000 eggs a year.
A giant invading snail has placed one Florida county under quarantine. It started with a massive python in the Everglades. Now, a big snail the size of a human hand has appeared in the Sunshine State in an area where the weather may not be ideal. Officials, though, are not taking any risks.
"It is a comprehensive and extensive process."
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