Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Shy water birds called limpkins venture into Arkansas from tropics, hungry for invasive apple snails

A funny looking, escargot-eating, turkey-size bird with a strange sounding name has made its way into Arkansas and Oklahoma. It limps around in marshes and woodlands of the Natural State with ...
KSAT

Snitch on the snails: Invasive species spotted in San Antonio River can lay up to 2,000 eggs

Giant apple snails are an invasive species to Texas that grow up to six inches long. They can be seen in numerous bodies of water throughout Texas, including along the San Antonio River Walk. Apple ...
The New York Times

To Search for a Near-Extinct Snail, Tread Lightly

Monitoring the last wild Chittenango ovate amber snails, scientists tiptoe through a waterfall spray zone the size of a living room. A Chittenango ovate amber snail inspected a new leaf placed inside ...

To Feel at Home in a New Place, It Helps to Think Like a Snail

It was huge. Its light brown shell stood taller than the tip of my shoe. Its yellowish-green body stretched about an inch ...