Jun 30, 2015

Raising (and Eating) African Land Snails

A very big snail (Credit: USDA Photo/Alamy)
Let's call them Escargots
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achatina_fulica
http://www.keepinginsects.com/cockroaches-locusts-ants/giant-snails/
http://www.wikihow.com/Care-for-Giant-African-Land-Snails
http://www.amentsoc.org/insects/caresheets/giant-african-land-snails.html
http://smallstarter.com/browse-ideas/agribusiness-and-food/snail-farming
http://munchies.vice.com/articles/eat-giant-african-snails-before-they-eat-your-house
http://www.madelinedyer.com/breeding-giant-african-land-snails/

Danger
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19077138
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150214-giant-land-snail-reaches-cuba
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/rat-sized-snails-taking-over-florida-have-1200-babies-a-year-and-they-might-be-spreading
http://www.wuft.org/news/2013/04/10/invasive-snail-species-could-cause-more-harm-than-just-eating-plants/
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/3744/20130830/florida-successfully-combatting-invasive-giant-african-snail-infestation.htm
http://knowledge-sastha.blogspot.ca/2014/06/giant-african-land-snail.html

Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vbrnw6Yh3e4
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33323308

Of Interest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/0/20629239

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