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I saw Invasive Escargot open for Coldplay.
Posted by: padraig | January 22, 2019 at 10:27 AM
In my neighborhood, we got door hangars for Girl Scout cookie sales.
FreshFromFlorida.com? Are they going to tell you how to get rid of them, or how to make an entree of them?
Posted by: wanderer2575 | January 22, 2019 at 10:36 AM
Is a Land Snail related to a Land Shark?
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | January 22, 2019 at 10:39 AM
...and, whatever you do, STOP ELECTING THEM!!!
Posted by: Evil Mr M | January 22, 2019 at 10:53 AM
A snail, I can deal with.
It's these other Florida creatures that are a cause of concern:
https://m.ranker.com/list/deadly-florida-animals/crystal-brackett
Posted by: pharmaross | January 22, 2019 at 11:07 AM
wanderer .. their website is legit.
Giant African Land Snails (GALS)
As ever: Do not mess with these GALS.
Posted by: MOTW | January 22, 2019 at 11:09 AM
Rumor has it they hunt in packs and use techniques like the wild dogs in Africa. When they come across prey, they cut one member out of the herd, and then run it to ground over the next six weeks...
Posted by: JG | January 22, 2019 at 11:34 AM
They all have FL driver's licenses and despite their size they drive really slow.
Posted by: manual tomato | January 22, 2019 at 11:46 AM
@manual tomato--We might add that the Giant African Land Snails with FL driver's licenses also can be identified by a small, continually flashing light on the lower left of their shells.
Posted by: Le Petomane | January 22, 2019 at 11:58 AM
In case you don't want to narc on a snail:
Housing the Giant African Land Snail
A good sized, well-ventilated plastic or glass tank with a secure lid is required for this species. For just a few full-grown snails, you would need a 5- to 10-gallon tank.
Pieces of wood, cork bark or clay flower pots provide an interesting landscape and hiding spots for the snails. The substrate will need to be cleaned out weekly. Mist the tank daily to keep the substrate slightly damp (not wet, however). Snails need constant moisture in order to prevent dehydration and shell problems.
Although they come from a tropical climate, giant African land snails seem to adapt well to lower temperatures. The tank temperature would need to be between 70 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit, so you would have to use heat strips, which will require you to pay closer attention to the humidity. And if you are heating the cage, it will dry out faster, so you will need to make sure the humidity is maintained.
Posted by: Not My Usual Alias | January 22, 2019 at 12:00 PM
If these snails showed up here in SO CA, the city would be required to find housing for each of them before they could be removed from public streets. I'm pretty sure my tax dollars have goner to putting some of them up in hotels to get them away from Angel's stadium. Despite the danger.
Posted by: manual tomato | January 22, 2019 at 12:03 PM
A pretty big snail was removed from a nearby park nest to the city library and a grade school a couple of weeks and relocated here.
Posted by: manual tomato | January 22, 2019 at 12:08 PM
I wonder if a little cocaine in their water would make that escargot?
Posted by: MOTW | January 22, 2019 at 12:25 PM
That looks like a movie poster from the 50's
*slowly heads towards the geezer bus*
Posted by: maryqos | January 22, 2019 at 12:29 PM
"Do not give it away...". Who would give these away ? I suppose maybe to an ex-boyfriend/girlfriend ?
Posted by: LeDud | January 22, 2019 at 12:33 PM
@maryqos--I can't remember; was it a giant snail or an eggplant that ate Chicago?
Posted by: Le Petomane | January 22, 2019 at 12:35 PM
Le Petomane-I thought that was a bovine?
Posted by: maryqos | January 22, 2019 at 12:45 PM
LeDud, Valentine's Day is just around the corner!
Posted by: nursecindy | January 22, 2019 at 12:52 PM
The third option is to introduce it into the Everglades. Maybe they eat pythons?
Posted by: Cheesewiz | January 22, 2019 at 12:58 PM
we're going to need more garlic butter.
Posted by: vaporsmith | January 22, 2019 at 01:48 PM
Dave hasn't been heard from for a few hours. You don't think...no, don't even think it.
Posted by: manual tomato | January 22, 2019 at 04:02 PM
Didn't GM discontinue their Escargot line? I believe that orders were moving at a snail's pace.
Posted by: PirateBoy | January 22, 2019 at 04:12 PM
Be on the lookout for hungry French people!
Posted by: Brian Duval aka MKJ | January 22, 2019 at 04:13 PM
These things multiply rapidly? Well, there's at least ONE thing that they don't do slowly!
Posted by: K | January 22, 2019 at 07:39 PM
To whom would one give a snail? And why? Discuss.
Posted by: Guin | January 22, 2019 at 07:56 PM
Alternative poster message:
So lock up your daughter
Lock up your wife
Lock up your back door
And run for your life
Cause I'm T.N.T. I'm dynamite
Posted by: manual tomato | January 22, 2019 at 08:03 PM
France claims them! Und if you don't return them, we will eat garlic and fart in your etc.
Posted by: Inspector Lt. Clouseau | January 22, 2019 at 08:12 PM
I wonder if they would eat fleas? Maybe bedbugs are to them escargot 🐌... fleas and then bedbugs are the lowest forms of life.
Posted by: Chutters | January 22, 2019 at 10:51 PM
These things are nasty — and spreading.
Posted by: Ralph | January 23, 2019 at 04:43 AM
Ralph,
I thought it was a picture of congress. WHEW!
Posted by: Mikey123 | January 23, 2019 at 09:36 AM
Going to need more salt.
Posted by: maryqos | January 23, 2019 at 12:34 PM