A comprehensive new review paper reveals the staggering loss of biodiversity among island land snails globally. Lead author ...

The tale of Hawaiian land snails began millions of years ago as the first plants and animals began to colonize the islands. Researchers don’t know exactly how snails arrived – perhaps stuck to the ...

The giant African snail was first found in southern Florida in the 1960s, and it took 10 years and $1 million to eradicate it. It was reintroduced in 2011, and eradication efforts were completed in ...

To learn about a New Zealand snail one should contact someone in New Zealand, right? Not necessarily. There’s a snail expert just down the road: Kathryn Perez of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, ...

With its beaches, sunshine and amusement parks, Florida can be a wonderful place. Lately, however, one giant and often misplaced organism after another has invaded the state. First, it was the snakes.