Results: Escargo Anyone?
Published on 08/14/2015
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1.
1.
Did you know that the Giant African Snail can grow as big as a tennis shoe and has now invaded a Florida community where it is eating stucco off houses and over 500 species of plants?
Yes
9%
144 votes
No
91%
1502 votes
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Did you also know that they also carry a parasitic worm that causes a rare form of meningitis dangerous to humans?
Yes
7%
112 votes
No
93%
1534 votes
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They can also lay up to 1200 eggs per year, each about the size of about a tic-tac. What would you do if you discovered these snails on your property?
Call tip hotline for removal after first shock
52%
859 votes
Have heart attack at site of one
12%
201 votes
Call new station to be on TV
6%
91 votes
Absolutely nothing...just leave it there.
27%
447 votes
Other (please specify)
9%
140 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.84% | 32 | |
| na | 0.58% | 10 |
| n/a | 0.23% | 4 |
| get rid of them | 0.17% | 3 |
| destroy it | 0.17% | 3 |
| kill it | 0.17% | 3 |
| call an exterminator | 0.12% | 2 |
| destroy them | 0.12% | 2 |
| kill them | 0.12% | 2 |
| kill em | 0.12% | 2 |
| burn them up | 0.12% | 2 |
| don't know | 0.12% | 2 |
| no idea | 0.12% | 2 |
| not sure | 0.12% | 2 |
| get rid of it | 0.12% | 2 |
| burn them | 0.06% | 1 |
| call enviroment canada | 0.06% | 1 |
| get exterminator | 0.06% | 1 |
| call for an exterminator | 0.06% | 1 |
| set on fire | 0.06% | 1 |
| smash | 0.06% | 1 |
| run! | 0.06% | 1 |
| pour salt completely over it to kill | 0.06% | 1 |
| have them gotten rid of | 0.06% | 1 |
| drop marine salt | 0.06% | 1 |
| kill it before it does any damage | 0.06% | 1 |
| investigate what to do | 0.06% | 1 |
| look up how to get rid of them | 0.06% | 1 |
| eat it! | 0.06% | 1 |
| it depends on many factors | 0.06% | 1 |
| spray diinfectent | 0.06% | 1 |
| call pest control to remove them | 0.06% | 1 |
| a little of all the above! | 0.06% | 1 |
| call my husband to get rid of it! | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't own any property. | 0.06% | 1 |
| kill them...duh | 0.06% | 1 |
| find out if they can be cooked and eaten | 0.06% | 1 |
| remove them. | 0.06% | 1 |
| salt | 0.06% | 1 |
| idk | 0.06% | 1 |
| remove them | 0.06% | 1 |
| notify officials and have them killed before like the burmese pythons and lionfish, they take over and kill off indigenous species | 0.06% | 1 |
| call pest control | 0.06% | 1 |
| murder them, or ride them, you know whatever | 0.06% | 1 |
| call an exterminator! | 0.06% | 1 |
| call an exterminaror | 0.06% | 1 |
| use a shotgun on them | 0.06% | 1 |
| throw them away | 0.06% | 1 |
| kill | 0.06% | 1 |
| burn them all | 0.06% | 1 |
| other | 0.06% | 1 |
| spread diatamaceous earth. | 0.06% | 1 |
| hit 'em w/ insecticide. | 0.06% | 1 |
| step on them | 0.06% | 1 |
| raid!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| get help | 0.06% | 1 |
| call someone who can get rid of them | 0.06% | 1 |
| ignite "em | 0.06% | 1 |
| kill them!!!!!!!!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| undecided | 0.06% | 1 |
| not sure--they are harmful to the environment (bad) but i don't like to kill things. | 0.06% | 1 |
| unknown | 0.06% | 1 |
| call exterminator! | 0.06% | 1 |
| shoot it | 0.06% | 1 |
| nil | 0.06% | 1 |
| burn out | 0.06% | 1 |
| call my pest control company | 0.06% | 1 |
| squash!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| try to kill them myself | 0.06% | 1 |
| remove it | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't have in alaska | 0.06% | 1 |
| kill them by stepping on them | 0.06% | 1 |
| no idea. | 0.06% | 1 |
| kill it all | 0.06% | 1 |
| dont know | 0.06% | 1 |
| call my pest exterminator | 0.06% | 1 |
| do not know | 0.06% | 1 |
| have it removed | 0.06% | 1 |
| remove them myself | 0.06% | 1 |
| deal with it | 0.06% | 1 |
| extermination | 0.06% | 1 |
| escargot-would steam it and draw it in garlic butter | 0.06% | 1 |
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