KungFuPanda Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I JUST heard about the rat-sized snails. What are your evacuation plans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I JUST heard about the rat-sized snails. What are your evacuation plans? I would imagine that they can outrun them. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I would imagine that they can outrun them. . . :smilielol5: Yep, that's my plan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Χά�ων Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I JUST heard about the rat-sized snails. What are your evacuation plans? DS wants one for a pet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Michelle* Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I would imagine that they can outrun them. . . Bwahahaha! Seriously though, I have not heard of this new nightmare. Another reason to be glad we're moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 DS wants one for a pet! Get only one! They are prolific breeders, laying up to 200 eggs a year 6 times a year, and they are hermaphrodites so both snails will lay eggs. My son was fascinated as well. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I'm glad this was tagged so I'd be able to quickly find other posts and informative threads on large snails. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Maybe we can get the pythons to eat them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Mom Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 We have a pair of 4ft. alligators that live by the small creek in our backyard. My neighbor tells me that they are a "couple" and sometimes they have babies! So, it's my hope that our alligator friends decide to eat them. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 We have a pair of 4ft. alligators that live by the small creek in our backyard. My neighbor tells me that they are a "couple" and sometimes they have babies! So, it's my hope that our alligator friends decide to eat them. :) Wait! WHY are we less afraid of the alligators? I feel pretty confident that I can come away from a snail fight unscathed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Maybe we can get the pythons to eat them? My question is Floridians, why are you still there with the Pythons!? Time to leave the state to the snakes and snails. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Michelle* Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Snakes and snails and alligator tails, that's what Florida is made of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Wait! WHY are we less afraid of the alligators? I feel pretty confident that I can come away from a snail fight unscathed. OMG, I had to read this to DH and we both snorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I'm no explosives expert but isn't the state just hanging on to the rest of the US by a small amount of land. Seems like we should really look into making Florida an island. A nice island for pythons, alligators, giant snails, and cranky old people. We should keep the nice old people here but the cranky ones we can leave on the island of Florida. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 I'm no explosives expert but isn't the state just hanging on to the rest of the US by a small amount of land. Seems like we should really look into making Florida an island. A nice island for pythons, alligators, giant snails, and cranky old people. We should keep the nice old people here but the cranky ones we can leave on the island of Florida. Second! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/jul/03/african-land-snails-video You can always do what you can do with gators and snakes...eat them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in SC Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Second! I'm no explosives expert but isn't the state just hanging on to the rest of the US by a small amount of land. Seems like we should really look into making Florida an island. A nice island for pythons, alligators, giant snails, and cranky old people. We should keep the nice old people here but the cranky ones we can leave on the island of Florida. The motion has been made and seconded. All in favor say aye... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Aye! I'm never, ever going to Florida again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 My stomach hurts from laughing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Mom Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Wait! WHY are we less afraid of the alligators? I feel pretty confident that I can come away from a snail fight unscathed. They don't bother anyone. They're not eating anyone's pets or small children. And every now and then Florida Fish and Wildlife comes out to monitor the situation. It's the price you pay when determining whether you want to live in a more rural area or not. The natural wildlife out here is why we chose to live here. Sad to say, the snakes, lizards, and alligators don't bother me near as much as the palmetto bugs and wild hogs. :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Holy crap - are you KIDDING ME?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Escargot anyone? I grew up in an area with big snails. The worse thing in the whole world is stepping on one and hearing the crunch and then feeling the snail ooze between your bare toes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Escargot anyone? I grew up in an area with big snails. The worse thing in the whole world is stepping on one and hearing the crunch and then feeling the snail ooze between your bare toes. Aren't they the culinary equivalent to the portabella mushroom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 They don't bother anyone. They're not eating anyone's pets or small children. And every now and then Florida Fish and Wildlife comes out to monitor the situation. It's the price you pay when determining whether you want to live in a more rural area or not. The natural wildlife out here is why we chose to live here. Sad to say, the snakes, lizards, and alligators don't bother me near as much as the palmetto bugs and wild hogs. :cool: I'm with you. I still have nightmares about palmetto bugs flying through the air. {{{Shiver}}} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PachiSusan Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I'm no explosives expert but isn't the state just hanging on to the rest of the US by a small amount of land. Seems like we should really look into making Florida an island. A nice island for pythons, alligators, giant snails, and cranky old people. We should keep the nice old people here but the cranky ones we can leave on the island of Florida. Oh Gosh yes! I really needed this laugh right about now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Aye! I'm never, ever going to Florida again! I've never been. I'm not sure I even want to visit the state given the snakes, alligators, giant bugs, hurricanes, and now giant snails. Disneyland is so much better than Disney World, right? My DD13 wants to live in Florida because she likes shells, and Florida has some nice areas for shelling. However, I'm not sure she's aware of the above list of neighbors. This is my girl who doesn't like "nature" even in this calm, nothing-too-weird state of Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Oh dear.... why on earth did I Google images.... now I'm a bit traumatised... I didn't even know such a thing existed. I don't even know what to do with this new knowledge. :blink: :blink: :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 http://all-that-is-interesting.com/post/4956385434/the-first-zombie-proof-house All Florida residents, You need one of these houses! No snails, no alligators, and no zombies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Will.not.google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Ok, I googled images. I am sorry for Florida, but these things are "normal" for Africa???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MolleenCarie Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 We have those here in Okinawa. They were imported after WWII. We call them Snailzillas. There is plenty of food here to eat, the snails haven't eaten it all, lol. I hope Florida survives as well as Okinawa has. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I would be more than happy to send some salt to all of you. Just make a circle around your house and your snail problem will be over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 They don't bother anyone. They're not eating anyone's pets or small children. And every now and then Florida Fish and Wildlife comes out to monitor the situation. It's the price you pay when determining whether you want to live in a more rural area or not. The natural wildlife out here is why we chose to live here. Sad to say, the snakes, lizards, and alligators don't bother me near as much as the palmetto bugs and wild hogs. :cool: ugh... left FL 15 years ago, and palmetto bugs still haunt me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Snakes and snails and alligator tails, that's what Florida is made of. Why isn't this a bumper sticker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Snakes and snails and alligator tails, that's what Florida is made of. Why isn't this a bumper sticker? It should be. Maybe that would keep out those who move here only to complain about how much better it is where they came from. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Big shudder, bleck. Regular little snails geeb me out. Thank goodness, they're slow, but I can't imagine that thing sliding along my property all day long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I'm really hoping the snails stay to our south (we're in NW Florida), but so far everything that has been 'invading' has been slowly making its way north... The snails themselves don't really bother me so much - but the worms they carry that can infect humans..... UG!!!! Alligators and snakes don't bother me at all (well, the coral snake we found in my DS's bedroom years ago - and that Animal Control had to come get- that was a bit much....), but the flying Palmetto bugs (read: cockroaches) are terrifying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 It should be. Maybe that would keep out those who move here only to complain about how much better it is where they came from. :D LOL! Nancy Grace will scare you out of moving there before snakes, snails, and gators will. You know...with all the child abductions and meth in Florida. :p (No joke, I know two people who watch that show every night and say all the time that they would NEVER move down to Florida based on how often Florida features on her show.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 LOL! Nancy Grace will scare you out of moving there before snakes, snails, and gators will. You know...with all the child abductions and meth in Florida. :p (No joke, I know two people who watch that show every night and say all the time that they would NEVER move down to Florida based on how often Florida features on her show.) I didn't know she picks on Florida! I know there was a case a few years ago in Orlando where the mother was a suspect. After Grace interviewed her she committed suicide and the family blamed Nancy Grace. I never even heard of her before that, nor have I heard much about her since. If she's scaring families away from moving here, we'll just keep getting more and more retirees*. :tongue_smilie: *Yes I know. We'll all be old some day if we're fortunate enough to have a long life. Still, you need young people to keep an economy going. And to smash the snails. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 DS wants one for a pet! Ds tried to claim a garden snail for a pet when he was around 8. He named it Gary. :) It kept getting out of the container he kept it in, and I finally convinced him it needed to be "wild". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Escargot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 http://www.guardian....nd-snails-video :blink: :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I didn't know she picks on Florida! I know there was a case a few years ago in Orlando where the mother was a suspect. After Grace interviewed her she committed suicide and the family blamed Nancy Grace. I never even heard of her before that, nor have I heard much about her since. If she's scaring families away from moving here, we'll just keep getting more and more retirees*. :tongue_smilie: *Yes I know. We'll all be old some day if we're fortunate enough to have a long life. Still, you need young people to keep an economy going. And to smash the snails. :D Not sure if she picks the cases she goes after or not, but seriously FL seems to come up often. I remember watching when that Casey Anthony thing went down. Wowzers. Weeks and weeks of it on her show. And then there was that other little girl in FL right after she wound down on the Anthony case. I stopped watching after that. Crazy. Didn't y'all have that face-eating guy, too? Uh... I'll stop there. :leaving: I've got an uncle and aunt in Loxahatchee. I have on idea where that is. They say it's lovely. With almost no gators. Maybe it's time for a visit. I'll smash some snails while I'm there. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/jul/03/african-land-snails-video You can always do what you can do with gators and snakes...eat them! No kidding! I've been musing over this thread title thinking there's likely not much here that Emeril LaGasse couldn't cure with a few good recipes. Of course, you have to keep in mind I grew up in the swamps and have eaten my fair share of alligator and marinated snails. Never eaten snake but I'm thinking roasted over a campfire with some Montreal steak seasoning might be the way to go. Sorry if anyone finds this comment shocking. What really needs to happen is serious pet trade reform and über stiff penalties for people who release non-indigent species into the wild. Yeah, roasted over a campfire again comes to mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Aye! I'm never, ever going to Florida again! Just wait til Taylor Swift stumbles across this thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkermamaof4 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I always thought NC was wonderful, until we had the opportunity to live across the street from the Gulf of Mexico in the panhandle of NW FL. This was bliss, pure joy. Except on the first night there, a foot long millipede crawled across the white tile living room floor. AAAAAAAHHHHHHH! I had never seen one. I am not sure I even knew they exist. Still, millipedes, alligators, snails, and all - I'd head back there in a skinny minute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Please tell me that I'm not the only one who thinks "Florida or Germany" when reading all these crazy stories out of Florida.... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I always thought NC was wonderful, until we had the opportunity to live across the street from the Gulf of Mexico in the panhandle of NW FL. This was bliss, pure joy. Except on the first night there, a foot long millipede crawled across the white tile living room floor. AAAAAAAHHHHHHH! I had never seen one. I am not sure I even knew they exist. Still, millipedes, alligators, snails, and all - I'd head back there in a skinny minute! I think I might faint!!! :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Maybe we can get the pythons to eat them? This was exactly what I was going to say. Put those pythons to work (and I'm glad that I moved). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 So it appears there are also giant flying cockroach type insects in Florida? I'm ordering up a bunch of TNT right now ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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