Due to the typhoon and rainy weather some time ago, many citizens in Foshan, Guangdong and Xiamen, Fujian Province, found that there were many snails in their communities and grass. According to professionals, this snail is an African large snail, which is an invasive alien species that appears mostly in south China, especially in summer. Consumption of African large snails can be infected with parasites and may even cause fatal meningitis.
Invasive alien species of the African genus Macrocarnapa are home to a large number of parasites
The African giant snail is one of the first 16 invasive alien species in China, which is extremely harmful to crops such as vegetables and is also a class II quarantine pest for chinese import and export. The African giant snail grows in the wild and is an intermediate host for many animal parasites and pathogenic bacteria.
Like Fushou snail, it carries Guangzhou tube roundworm (Guangdong live blood nematode), which can spread tuberculosis, meningitis, encephalitis, etc., and is extremely harmful to eat.
African snails can't be eaten!
Some netizens opened their minds and asked, "Can African snails eat them?" Try to solve this big trouble with eating. Here solemnly warn everyone: African snails can not be touched! Can't raise! Can't eat! Experts say that the African giant snail carries pathogenic bacteria and is not edible!
Some people say that African snails can be kept as pets. Experts say that because the African giant snail has a lot of mucus on it, it carries various bacteria. If the public's resistance to bacteria is weak, it is easy to cause allergic reactions, especially in children. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not catch African snails in the wild out of curiosity, let alone pet them.
If a large number of "big snails" are found in the community, you can find a property company to deal with it, or find a professional insecticidal company to deal with it. If a small number of snails are found at home, they can be treated with table salt at home. After the snail is sprinkled with table salt, the soft part will melt into water and die.
Source: Henan Legal Daily