As if Florida didn't have enough problems already, Giant African land snails that grow to be the size of rats have become a problem. They were first noticed in South Florida in 2011, and over 117,000 appeared since then. Oh, and these little bastards are nuisance, too.
According to Florida Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Denise Feiber, the snails are terrorizing all homes and plants in their way:
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They consume plaster, stucco, over 500 species of plant and "pretty much anything that's in their path and green." The natural question is where the hell did these things come from? Well, some people think it was a Miami group that was holding Santeria ceremonies in 2010, and others are convinced that they simply "emerged" from unfinished food brought back from the Dominican Republic or Jamaica that was tossed away.
So basically, there's no good answer at the moment. If you reside in Florida, be on the lookout for these things. It's probably damn near impossible to miss them.
[via Gawker]
