PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – Health authorities are urging people in Trinidad and Tobago to refrain from eating Giant African Snails, amid newspaper reports that the snails were being ...

Ninety giant African snails were confiscated by US Customs ... according to the Tuesday release.The snails eat at least 500 different types of plants and can even eat plaster and stucco off ...

African snails are considered to be an invasive species in the U.S. Along with eating hundreds of different types of plants, they can also pose serious health risks to people.