{"id":509220,"date":"2022-11-12T01:35:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T22:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/voracious-giant-snails-spark-alarm-in-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2022-11-12T01:35:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T22:35:06","slug":"voracious-giant-snails-spark-alarm-in-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/voracious-giant-snails-spark-alarm-in-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Voracious&#8217; giant snails spark alarm in Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af51234a4a27\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af51234a4a27\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/voracious-giant-snails-spark-alarm-in-venezuela\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Voracious_giant_snails_spark_alarm_in_Venezuela%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Voracious&#8217; giant snails spark alarm in Venezuela&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Voracious_giant_snails_spark_alarm_in_Venezuela%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Voracious&#8217; giant snails spark alarm in Venezuela&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/giant-african-snails-a.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/giant-african-snails-a.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Giant African snails are plucked from a garden in Maracaibo, Venezuela.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/giant-african-snails-a.jpg\" alt=\"Giant African snails are plucked from a garden in Maracaibo, Venezuela\" title=\"Giant African snails are plucked from a garden in Maracaibo, Venezuela.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Giant African snails are plucked from a garden in Maracaibo, Venezuela.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A &#8220;plague&#8221; of giant African snails that pose potential health risks to humans is causing alarm in Venezuela where sustained rains have facilitated their proliferation.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\"><!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><br \/>\n      <\/section>\n<p>The first colonies of the sub-Saharan Achatina fulica snail were discovered at the beginning of November on the shores of Lake Maracaibo in western Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, more snails have been found in agricultural areas in the region, as well as in neighboring Tachira state.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Specific sites have been verified&#8230; where <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roximately 350 to 400 snails are being collected per day,&#8221; Rafael Ramirez, the mayor of the city of Maracaibo, told AFP.<\/p>\n<p>He said authorities were working hard combat the snails.<\/p>\n<p>The giant African snail is considered an invasive species because of its reproductive capacity\u2014up to 600 eggs every two weeks\u2014and its relatively long lifespan of six years on average.<\/p>\n<p>It can be devastating to crops and also carries parasites that can cause meningitis, encephalitis and intestinal disorders in humans.<\/p>\n<p>The snail has been present in Venezuela since 1997 with the last plague detected in 2017 although in smaller quantities, said Jose Sandoval, director of wildlife at the Azul Ambientalista NGO.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This will be unstoppable because they are big and already adults: They have already laid eggs,&#8221; said Sandoval.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/giant-african-snails-c.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/giant-african-snails-c.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Giant African snails crawl on a plant in a garden in Maracaibo, Venezuela.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/giant-african-snails-c.jpg\" alt=\"Giant African snails crawl on a plant in a garden in Maracaibo, Venezuela\" title=\"Giant African snails crawl on a plant in a garden in Maracaibo, Venezuela.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                Giant African snails crawl on a plant in a garden in Maracaibo, Venezuela.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We are faced with an invasion, a plague, and so it is hard to eradicate them when they reach these numbers, but they can be controlled.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sandoval took AFP on an eradication mission in Maracaibo in which he collected 437 snails in just two hours.<\/p>\n<p>He said the prolonged rainy season was to blame for the snails&#8217; 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