With the rise of temperature, in Jiangsu, the widely distributed Fushou snail has entered the peak breeding period. The appearance of Fushou snail is easy to confuse with field snail, and if you eat it carelessly, it may have a fatal risk.
Recently, in many places in Jiangsu, many citizens found a cluster of pink ovate objects attached to the riverbank, which are the eggs of Fushou snails.
According to experts, Fushou snail has strong fecundity and rapid spread, its main harm is the spread of parasitic diseases, damage to crops and affect the ecological balance, has been listed as the first batch of 16 most harmful alien species invading China.
From the appearance point of view, usually the Fushou snail will be much larger than the field snail, and the color is yellow.
Secondly, the tail of the Fushou snail is relatively short and flat, and the shell is thin and brittle, while the tail of the field snail is longer and pointed, and the shell is hard.
The most significant difference between the two is that the eggs of the Fushou snail are bright red or pink, and the Fushou snail must climb out of the water to lay eggs.
Cao Jun, director of the Institute of Schistosomiasis Prevention and Control in Jiangsu Province: When we mistakenly eat Fushou snail, especially the Fushou snail that is not processed thoroughly, the parasites that have not been completely killed will drill everywhere in the human body, and even have an impact on the brain, causing very critical symptoms.
Source: CCTV Finance WeChat public account