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Last Updated Date and Time: 6 Dec 2018 03:12:36 PM
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Giant african land snail
Achatina fulica
Description:
This snail was spread throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific by the Japanese army as a food source during World War II. It is widely eaten in Africa but not popular as food here. If eaten, it must be cooked well as it carries various parasitic worms that can cause serious illness in humans.