Broward shudders as giant African snails cross border from Miami-Dade
A big fear of state agriculture officials isn’t a fear anymore. It’s reality.
The giant African land snails that have plagued Miami-Dade County — but only Miami-Dade County — for three years have now spread to Broward County.
A state rapid-response team has been digging up the huge mollusks at two properties in the Oak Hill neighborhood of rural Davie since Wednesday.
Florida Department of Agriculture spokesman Mark Fagan says 26 snails were found the first day and as many as 60 on Thursday.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
This story was originally published September 14, 2014 at 9:28 PM with the headline "Broward shudders as giant African snails cross border from Miami-Dade."