Hoards of white garden snails are invading a nature preserve in San Pedro, killing native plants. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland Empire Ventura County California. Welcome, Mickey.

The so-called white garden snails are native to the Mediterranean, but have become agricultural pests in Southern California. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 67°F.

You're bound to come across all kinds of snails when you're gardening, but there's one variety in particular that you should make sure you never touch.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture identified the edible snails as Theba pisana or commonly known as the white garden snail or the Mediterranean snail along with other names.

Take a walk along San Pedro’s White Point nature trails and you’ll probably notice something odd: Snails. Thousands of them, clinging vertically in dense, white-shelled clumps on the stems of ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Four kilos of live snails from Italy en route to New Jersey were seized Friday at a Memphis port, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Wednesday. The box of Italian ...

This is the white garden snail (Theba pisana), a European species that is now wide spread in temperate regions worldwide. This species now thrives in places such as California, South Africa ...

The Theba Pisana, common name, white garden snail, have been attaching themselves to sturdy structures including sign posts, walls, and plant life in San Pedro on Thursday, July 25, 2019.