Don’t let the title of this column fool you. Despite the title of apple snails, I am not sharing the latest escargot recipe offered up at a fancy restaurant here in The Last Green Valley (TGLV). Today ...

Apple snails are an invasive species resurfacing in Acadiana. Biologist Robert Bourgeois is the Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator for Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries. He said it's common for the ...

A recent report from the LSU AgCenter regarding the apple snail (Pomacea maculata) sheds light on this foreign invasive species that is now negatively impacting two Louisiana food staples: crawfish ...

Apple snails can sicken humans if they are eaten raw or undercooked. Their egg masses also contain a toxin which can cause skin and eye rashes. The apple snail, a harmful invasive species, has been ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission needs the public’s help in preventing the spread of giant apple snails, an invasive aquatic species native to South ...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – In Louisiana, we enjoy our fried alligator, boiled crawfish, frog legs, and other delicacies that some might classify as “exotic.” But scientists say there’s one local ...

ALL RIGHT. 508 NOW AN INFESTATION OF SORTS ALONG WATERWAYS. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN PINK SNAIL LIKE CREATURES GROWING NEAR CANALS. THE JEFFERSON AND ORLEANS PARISH IS. YEAH, IT’S GOT SOME PEOPLE SCRATCHING ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) is sending out a warning about giant snails making their way into the state. Their goal is to make sure Arkansans help prevent them ...

An invasive species of snails known to be deadly to humans and disastrous to marine life has slithered its way into North Carolina. The toxic Apple Snails were discovered last month in multiple ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A non-native invasive species continues to be a growing problem in Southwest Louisiana. Apple snails can overpopulate and steal resources away from native species, consuming ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) is advising the public of the invasive South American aquatic species that have been found in recent Louisiana live crawfish shipments ...