Giant African Land Snail (Achatina fulica)
Image Copyright Perry Stevens
Observed: Koh Chang, October 2015
Observed By: Perry Stevens, David Vinot
You wouldn’t think it to see them crawling slowly around Koh Chang but the giant African land snail is one of the top 100 invasive species of the world.
They carry disease to native plants (and also humans!) and are also voracious and destructive feeders.
I guess you can’t blame them for being successful but they’re big (up to 20cm long), disease ridden, slimy, oh and on occasion they resort to cannibalism.
Image: David Vinot
Image: David Vinot
Image: David Vinot
Image: David Vinot
