[chuckinca]

You forgot to mention snakes in the garage.

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[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by capecodbob

Couple out that way are training pigs to be "comfort animals" so they can bring them into all the local restaurants!

On Sunday mornings a couple bring their pot bellied pig into the entry seating area of a local high end restaurant where I now reside. Customers love the pig and take photos of it. Now and then it squeals a bit like a human child. We joke about owning it paying off in bacon in the future.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by buggyone

...do not forget the roving pack of cougars at Katie Belle's.

They are there because that is where the cubs hang out.

[tucson]

Originally Posted by TraceyMooreRN

So let me get this straight--Snakes, Coyotes, Pigs and Cougars--In The Villages? Is it safe to drive late at night in the golf cart? Geesh-- I'm getting worried!!

AND also BEARS!

[manaboutown]

What if these critters work their way north?


It's real: Attack of the giant African land snails in Florida
By Joe Sutton, CNN
updated 1:44 PM EDT, Mon April 15, 2013

Giant African land snails can carry a human parasite called rat lungworm, which is a form of meningitis and potentially deadly.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Giant African snails are menacing Florida's Miami-Dade County, say agriculture officials
They can grow as big as rats and could carry a potentially deadly parasite
Driving over their sharps shells can puncture car tires, experts say
Experts warn against handling them and suggest calling local agriculture agency
(CNN) -- Florida, already threatened with sinkholes, now has a new terror: rat-sized, tire-puncturing snails.
Sounding like something out of a 1950s B-movie, these giant African land snails eat their way through some surprising stuff, including stucco, plastic recycling bins, signs and more than 500 species of plants, says the Florida Department of Agriculture.
Their calcium shells bear pointy edges that are sharp enough to blow out tires of vehicles that run over them.
Agriculture Department spokeswoman Denise Feiber says the menacing creatures also carry a human parasite called rat lungworm, which is a form of meningitis and potentially deadly.
So far, no human cases have been reported in Florida, Feiber says. But some giant African land snails that have been captured in the state have carried the parasite.
The snails are isolated to the Miami-Dade County area, says Feiber. Experts don't know exactly how they were first introduced to the United States. It's thought they may have hitched rides aboard incoming travelers' luggage. Or some of them may have been intentionally carried into the country as pets -- and then released.
The snails have another trait in common with rats: They can multiply very rapidly -- and grow to adulthood in a year, Feiber says. The snails can produce up to 1,200 eggs per year, and they can live up to nine years.
Since agriculture officials first discovered the snail invasion in 2011, trappers have collected more than 117,000. Officials are hoping to prevent a worst-case scenario, where the snails would threaten Florida crops.
Some countries, such as Ecuador and Barbados, have run out of resources to fight these critters, Feiber said.
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[Peggy D]

Originally Posted by capecodbob

Couple out that way are training pigs to be "comfort animals" so they can bring them into all the local restaurants!

Good one

[Bavarian]

Around Mainz, the Wild Swine are on the menu! Quite tasty!