"One of the most invasive pests on the planet" is back like a bad dream to haunt Florida once again. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET.

In the sun-baked fields of central Tunisia, a growing number of unemployed young men are turning to an unlikely source of income: snail hunting. With traditional job opportunities scarce and food ...

In the ocean off the coast of Antarctica, a snail lives around scorching hydrothermal vents. Its name is Gigantopelta chessoia. From the outside, it looks like any other shelled slug. But on the ...

In the forests of New Zealand's North Island, park rangers have been working for more than a decade to save a threatened population of giant snails. Now, these are not your average garden snails. They ...

"Giant African land snails are illegal to own in the U.S. due to their potential to destroy ecosystems and carry disease." "These snails are considered a destructive invasive species that can harm ...

Snails aren’t too picky when it comes to their meals. They’ll eat pretty much whatever they can find, from plant matter to ...

Scientists discovered five new brightly-colored species of snake in the jungles of Panama. One of the snakes was named by actor Leonardo DiCaprio in honor of his mother, Irmelin Indenbirken. The ...

You may know that marine cone snails are some of the most comically toxic creatures on the planet. But have you ever seen one of these mollusks feed? Even though there’s no way one of these tiny ...