Have you guys seen this shit? Giant snails! SO DISGUSTING! AND THEY CAN SPREAD MENINGITIS THROUGH THEIR MUCOUS! I hope all of ya'll have had your meningitis shot.



Hey, who would win in a fight between these guys and the camel spiders?



This must be Heaven for you escargot lovers!

(p.s. I know this is old news, but the photo alone makes my stomach turn. ew ew ew)

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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- Federal health officials have seized several dangerous pests called Giant African Land Snails from Wisconsin classrooms and have started a national search for the creatures, which reproduce rapidly, destroy plants and can transmit meningitis.

The snails, which are illegal to have in the United States, were used in classrooms by unwitting school officials, said Willie Harris, eastern regional director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Safeguarding, Intervention and Trade Compliance Program.

Snails have been seized in the past month from Wisconsin cities including Big Bend, Menasha and Milwaukee. Officials so far have not found any others elsewhere.

They are concerned the snails, about the size of a person's hand, could be transported to states with warmer climates, where they can rapidly reproduce and destroy plants.

In 1966, a Miami boy smuggled three Giant African Land Snails into the country. His grandmother eventually released them into a garden, and in seven years there were more than 18,000 of them. The eradication program took 10 years, according to the USDA.

Five of the snails donated to Nicolet Elementary School in Menasha by a parent were seized after teachers learned they were illegal, said the school's principal, Linda Joosten.

"They were very cool creatures," Joosten said.

The snails, native to Africa but also found in parts of Asia, are known to consume as many as 500 different plants and their mucous can transmit meningitis.

Snail smugglers can face fines of up to $1,000 per charge. Harris said people who have the snails without knowing they are illegal will not face punishment.

(taken from http://www.cnn.com/2004/T...nails.ap/)

These suckers were in Milwaukee???....



....Wisconsin edit.
[This message was edited Sun May 9 18:46:55 2004 by Byron]

The worst part about this whole mess is the teacher who thought they were 'very cool creatures.'

GROSS

Hey Byron, how much money would it take for you to eat one of these bad boys...?

Natsume said:

You offering??...

Byron said:

If you supply the snail!!

Natsume said:

HELL no, are you kidding??...I ain't flyin' to Wisconsin!!

Byron said:

I lick giant snails like popsicles.

ewww...i actually had one splatter on my leg today...fuck! thank goodness i had a tissue in my pocket it was .....poor snaily tried to outrun my adidas...

Christopher said:

Christopher has a supply of tissues on hand.

Christopher said:

Was it a snail or a SLUG? Slugs are pretty slimey and nasty, too!

HobbesLeCute said:

Helloooo, meningitis!

I don't know why I thought your response said 'I like giant snails like poop.' And then, the first thought after I (mis)read it was 'That doesn't even make sense.'

Christopher said:

Were you wearing your Puma dress? Your red Puma dress?

AnotherLoverToo said:

Natsume said:

no it was at the cleaners with my gucci stuff

Natsume said:

His MC Hammer pants!

AnotherLoverToo said:

a poor snaily

Natsume said:

Perhaps my post really meant that metaphorically!
[This message was edited Sun May 9 19:13:03 2004 by HobbesLeCute]

I kinda think they are cute

althom said:

you're the one who advised me to so tho'

Sweeny79 said:

Good hooba gooba girl!

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Stop!














Hammer time!

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

They are cute.... I'd like one as a pet.

Sweeny79 said:

NOOOOO!!!!

Christopher said:

It's a wise thing to do. Blowing snot all over your hand like I do isn't a good way to win folks over.

HobbesLeCute said:

<--- total Freudian.

(Freudist??)

Sweeny79 said:

Someone call a priest!

Christopher said:

Don't hurt em!

Muse2NOPharaoh said: