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Parts of Florida's Broward County are under quarantine after giant African land snails were detected | CNN (www.cnn.com)
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Attention Billionaries: The Snail has been Detected, its Time to Move

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[–] Calcharger@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not a fan of escargot, pass.

[–] Purebred_BeefMaster@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@Calcharger it's an acquired taste.

[–] Flaky_Fish69@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty sure escargot is with tiny snails…. Not snails the size of a school bus.

[–] Calcharger@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They are THAT BIG? Get the fuck outta here

[–] bukwirm@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They get to ~8" long, so they're only as big as a very, very small bus.

[–] Calcharger@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

That's a very small bus

[–] Flaky_Fish69@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

well, I might be exaggerating. the size of a short bus.