Highly invasive, voracious and dangerous African snail found in Paraguay

Saturday, December 15th 2012 - 09:20 UTC

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The giant East African snail, (Achatina fúlica), listed among the world’s top 100 invasive species, extremely voracious and which can transmit deadly diseases to humans has been found in empty lots in the Paraguayan city of Ciudad del Este, next to Brazil. Read full article

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Think
Hysterical “Dommsday Preppers” article.....
The have been here in SA since, at least, the sixties.....
and they taste great!
Dec 15th, 2012 - 09:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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TipsyThink
I know most invasive snails where they are
not in the nature but in the political parties........
Dec 15th, 2012 - 10:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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andy65
This looks a lot like that Crissy kirchner shes a slimy cat LOL
Dec 16th, 2012 - 12:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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redpoll
Eh by gum Think, thas been eatin them things? Now I see where your hallucinations come from. Arent they illegal immigrants like American brook trout which you also eat? I am beginning to suspect you of canabalism. Youll be eating Welshmen soon. Not my choice. They are quite tough
Dec 16th, 2012 - 11:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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reality check
Her and the snail have something in common, they both leave a trail!!!!
Dec 18th, 2012 - 08:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Think
ccc vvv ggg

ggg bbb hhh

http://en.mercopress.com/2012/12/15/highly-invasive-voracious-and-dangerous-african-snail-found-in-paraguay#comment198160
Dec 22nd, 2012 - 08:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
#3 More like a cool cat =)

#5 Only a trail of stradust in Cristina's case =)
Dec 23rd, 2012 - 02:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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