{"id":119817,"date":"2020-11-17T17:29:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T21:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=119817"},"modified":"2020-11-17T17:29:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T21:29:19","slug":"trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"TRINIDAD: \u2018Don\u2019t eat the giant African snail,\u2019 experts warn"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>

Agricultural entomologist in Trinidad, Rishi Mohanansingh is warning people to resist any temptation to eat the giant African snail, which you might find around your yard these days.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

At a webinar hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries on Thursday last week, Mohanansingh said the snail eats garbage and rat faeces.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know a lot of us are familiar with conch, which we consume, so we might think we could eat this snail. But it is a pest and should not be consumed.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a vector for something called a rat lung worm. This rat lung worm is associated with meningitis in humans.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

\u201cThat is why you cannot cook it and consume it. We keep stressing, \u2018You cannot eat it.’\u201d<\/p>\n

He said it\u2019s eaten in some parts of the world, including Africa, \u201cBut it does not have the rat lung worm in it.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

\u201cWhen this snail came to Trinidad, it started to consume garbage and rat droppings. Rat droppings have the rat lung worm in them, and this was passed onto the snail.\u201d<\/p>\n

Samples from the snails are collected every three months to test for traces of rat lung worm.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

The snail \u2013 scientific name Achatina Fulica \u2013 is listed among the world\u2019s worst 100 invasive alien species.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Its presence in TT was confirmed in October 2008 in Diego Martin. Mohanansingh believes someone brought it into Trinidad illegally for reasons unknown.<\/p>\n

From 2012-2013 there was a giant African snail infestation in Diego Martin, which was contained. But since 2014 it has spread to 45 different areas across Trinidad. It has not been spotted in Tobago.<\/p>\n

The snail feeds on over 500 species of plants. It is capable of wiping out an acre of produce overnight and can make animals sick if they eat it, Mohanansingh said.<\/p>\n

Between 2009 and 2018, Mohanansingh said, the ministry collected 450,133 snails and he suspects this number may have doubled since then. The ministry stopped eradicating the snail when the task force established to do so was reduced in 2009.<\/p>\n

But by 2018, the ministry realised the snail was quickly becoming a problem that could leave a serious dent in the agriculture sector.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2010 we had to report to the world, by law, that we had this pest. That\u2019s a bad thing, because we were blacklisted by (some) other countries for trading, because no one wants that type of pest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since then, the right procedures have been followed to manage the infestation.<\/p>\n

The first move is keeping the premises clean.<\/p>\n

The snail has a high reproductive rate. Each can lay 400 eggs in one of its three cycles per year.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people won\u2019t be bothered by one snail, but that one snail can multiply.\u201d<\/p>\n

The eggs take two weeks to hatch, and in five months the snails are mature enough to multiply. They can live as long as nine years and can grow up to 12 centimetres long.<\/p>\n

They feed off the calcium in concrete, which can damage buildings over time.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople wonder how snails could spread so fast. It\u2019s because they are hitch-hikers. They climb on\u2026vehicles and drop off when they are ready. They lay eggs in the soil, and the soil is moved around, moving them too. They also lay eggs in the garbage and from there it multiplies again.\u201d<\/p>\n

To tell the difference between a local snail and a giant African snail, one must look at its shell. The giant African snail has a dark brown shell with light brown stripes. The local snail has no stripes and its shell is a lighter brown.<\/p>\n

Gloves, plastic bags and shovels should be used when handling the giant African snail.<\/p>\n

Mohanansingh advised using two cups of salt or two cups of bleach to one gallon of water, putting the snails in a bucket and pouring the solution into the bucket before covering it. After 24 hours all the snails and their eggs die.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaking the salt and sprinkling it onto the shell would not kill it. It would just go back into the shell. You need to follow the method using the salt or bleach solution to drown the snail.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the solution should not be sprinkled in your yard either. It won\u2019t work. The snail or eggs must be collected and drowned in the solution.<\/p>\n

Another method is methaldehyde \u2013 a pesticide used to kill snails and slugs. It should be mixed with kitchen scraps and sprinkled over the ground. The snails will eat the scraps and die after a day.<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

Once dead, they can be burnt in a pit, buried in a two-foot hole or thrown into the garbage. (Trinidad Newsday<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Agricultural entomologist in Trinidad, Rishi Mohanansingh is warning people to resist any temptation to eat the giant African snail, which you might find around your yard these days. At a webinar hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries on Thursday last week, Mohanansingh said the snail eats garbage and rat faeces. \u201cI know […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":119818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[118,119,117,116,107,88,102,94,96,91,90,99,92,114,115,98,108,106,104,109,95,120,105,110,112,113,111,101,103,97],"class_list":["post-119817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regional","tag-268-antigua","tag-268-antigua-barbuda","tag-268-antigua-today","tag-268-today","tag-advertise-in-antigua","tag-antigua","tag-antigua-barbuda","tag-antigua-and-barbuda","tag-antigua-breaking-news","tag-antigua-caribbean","tag-antigua-crime","tag-antigua-economy-news","tag-antigua-news","tag-antigua-news-rooom","tag-antigua-observer","tag-antigua-politics","tag-antiguan-news","tag-barbuda","tag-barbuda-news","tag-barbudan-news","tag-breaking-news-antigua","tag-dow-jones","tag-news","tag-news-antigua","tag-news-antigua-barbuda","tag-news-antigua-and-barbuda","tag-news-barbuda","tag-news-in-antigua","tag-news-in-barbuda","tag-tourism-news"],"yoast_head":"\nTRINIDAD: \u2018Don\u2019t eat the giant African snail,\u2019 experts warn - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TRINIDAD: \u2018Don\u2019t eat the giant African snail,\u2019 experts warn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Agricultural entomologist in Trinidad, Rishi Mohanansingh is warning people to resist any temptation to eat the giant African snail, which you might find around your yard these days. At a webinar hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries on Thursday last week, Mohanansingh said the snail eats garbage and rat faeces. \u201cI know […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-11-17T21:29:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snails-696x392-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"696\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"392\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"TRINIDAD: \u2018Don\u2019t eat the giant African snail,\u2019 experts warn\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-17T21:29:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-11-17T21:29:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/\"},\"wordCount\":774,\"commentCount\":4,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snails-696x392-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"268 Antigua\",\"268 Antigua & Barbuda\",\"268 Antigua Today\",\"268 Today\",\"Advertise in Antigua\",\"Antigua\",\"Antigua & Barbuda\",\"Antigua and Barbuda\",\"Antigua Breaking News\",\"Antigua Caribbean\",\"Antigua Crime\",\"Antigua Economy News\",\"Antigua News\",\"Antigua News Rooom\",\"Antigua Observer\",\"Antigua Politics\",\"Antiguan News\",\"Barbuda\",\"Barbuda News\",\"Barbudan News\",\"Breaking News Antigua\",\"Dow Jones\",\"News\",\"News Antigua\",\"News Antigua & Barbuda\",\"News Antigua and Barbuda\",\"News Barbuda\",\"News in Antigua\",\"News in Barbuda\",\"Tourism News\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Regional\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/\",\"name\":\"TRINIDAD: \u2018Don\u2019t eat the giant African snail,\u2019 experts warn - Antigua News Room\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snails-696x392-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-11-17T21:29:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-11-17T21:29:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snails-696x392-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snails-696x392-1.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":392},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"TRINIDAD: \u2018Don\u2019t eat the giant African snail,\u2019 experts warn\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"name\":\"Antigua News Room\",\"description\":\"News As It Happens\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Antigua Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"width\":1260,\"height\":1260,\"caption\":\"Antigua Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"TRINIDAD: \u2018Don\u2019t eat the giant African snail,\u2019 experts warn - Antigua News Room","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"TRINIDAD: \u2018Don\u2019t eat the giant African snail,\u2019 experts warn","og_description":"Agricultural entomologist in Trinidad, Rishi Mohanansingh is warning people to resist any temptation to eat the giant African snail, which you might find around your yard these days. At a webinar hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries on Thursday last week, Mohanansingh said the snail eats garbage and rat faeces. \u201cI know […]","og_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/","og_site_name":"Antigua News Room","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","article_published_time":"2020-11-17T21:29:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":696,"height":392,"url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snails-696x392-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_site":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5"},"headline":"TRINIDAD: \u2018Don\u2019t eat the giant African snail,\u2019 experts warn","datePublished":"2020-11-17T21:29:19+00:00","dateModified":"2020-11-17T21:29:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/"},"wordCount":774,"commentCount":4,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snails-696x392-1.jpg","keywords":["268 Antigua","268 Antigua & Barbuda","268 Antigua Today","268 Today","Advertise in Antigua","Antigua","Antigua & Barbuda","Antigua and Barbuda","Antigua Breaking News","Antigua Caribbean","Antigua Crime","Antigua Economy News","Antigua News","Antigua News Rooom","Antigua Observer","Antigua Politics","Antiguan News","Barbuda","Barbuda News","Barbudan News","Breaking News Antigua","Dow Jones","News","News Antigua","News Antigua & Barbuda","News Antigua and Barbuda","News Barbuda","News in Antigua","News in Barbuda","Tourism News"],"articleSection":["Regional"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/","name":"TRINIDAD: \u2018Don\u2019t eat the giant African snail,\u2019 experts warn - Antigua News Room","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snails-696x392-1.jpg","datePublished":"2020-11-17T21:29:19+00:00","dateModified":"2020-11-17T21:29:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snails-696x392-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/snails-696x392-1.jpg","width":696,"height":392},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/trinidad-dont-eat-the-giant-african-snail-experts-warn\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TRINIDAD: \u2018Don\u2019t eat the giant African snail,\u2019 experts warn"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","name":"Antigua News Room","description":"News As It Happens","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization","name":"Antigua Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","width":1260,"height":1260,"caption":"Antigua Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/119818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}