Escargot snails found in large numbers in Osaka

Escargot snails found in large numbers in Osaka

OTSU, Japan - A type of edible snail native to Europe has been found in large numbers in an apartment complex in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, with around 2,000 having been exterminated since last fall, local residents and researchers said July 10.

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