A quarantine zone has popped up in South Florida thanks not to new diseases, but rather something seemingly much more innocuous – and slimy.
The quarantine enacted Tuesday concerns stopping the spread of giant African land snails, one of which was spotted in the Miramar area of Broward County earlier this month, according to a statement from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS).
Under the quarantine, which spans an area including Pembroke Road and South University Drive in Broward County, it is illegal to remove a giant African land snail from the designated area and to otherwise relocate or move it even within the area.
This rule also applies to relevant plants, soil, compost, yard waste and debris that could harbor the snails or their eggs.
