Another reason to carry? Deadly giant snail found in Houston

[VMI77]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05 ... uston?lite

[SQLGeek]

I wonder if the lady that found it later said "I never imagined something like this could happen in this neighborhood"?

[Skiprr]

Reports of giant African snails in Houston Unverified.

"Word that the giant African snail - a voracious mollusk that poses a potential health threat to humans - had come to Houston surfaced this week. But positive identification has yet to be made, said Autumn Smith-Herron, director of the Institute for the Study of Invasive Species at Sam Houston State University, on Wednesday."

Stomp it, don't shoot it.

[jmra]

That's one ugly sucker.

[RPBrown]

Reports of giant African snails in Houston Unverified.

Stomp it, don't shoot it.

If you shoot it, use salt loaded shells

[anygunanywhere]

In California, we used to use jar lids filled with beer. Snails seem to love beer but it kills them deader than a doornail.

Since you can only put a small amount in a jar lid you get to drink the rest of the beer.

Anygunanywhere

[Keith B]

In California, we used to use jar lids filled with beer. Snails seem to love beer but it kills them deader than a doornail.

Since you can only put a small amount in a jar lid you get to drink the rest of the beer.

Anygunanywhere

That's what I call a 'win-win' situation!!

[JJVP]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05 ... uston?lite

A salt shaker would be more efficient. Or we could temporary import some French guys. Escargot anyone?

[android]

"That snail got away an no one knows where it went"...

Sounds like it's time for HPD to call for sheltering in place and doing a door-to-door man... er snail hunt. It's for the good of the people, right?

[VMI77]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05 ... uston?lite

A salt shaker would be more efficient. Or we could temporary import some French guys. Escargot anyone?

When I was a kid in California there were snails all over the sidewalk in the mornings and we used to salt them. And you remind me.....

Once there was a snail who was tired of being slow. He went out and bought a really fast sports car and had the dealer paint a big 'S' on each side of it.

Whenever someone saw him zooming past in his new car, they would say, "Hey, look at that little S-car go!"

[knotquiteawake]

One of these "A Salt Guns" they're trying to ban would work:
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[android]

One of these "A Salt Guns" they're trying to ban would work:
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Nobody needs a high capacity 50 round A Salt gun for hunting bugs. 10 rounds should be plenty.

[boxermoose]

Time to call Interpol.....

A few French Gendarmes, with standard issue butter and garlic, will have the issue cleaned up in no time

[hillfighter]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05 ... uston?lite

A salt shaker would be more efficient. Or we could temporary import some French guys. Escargot anyone?

When I was a kid in California there were snails all over the sidewalk in the mornings and we used to salt them. And you remind me.....

Once there was a snail who was tired of being slow. He went out and bought a really fast sports car and had the dealer paint a big 'S' on each side of it.

Whenever someone saw him zooming past in his new car, they would say, "Hey, look at that little S-car go!"