ATLANTA (AP) – Have any idea what snails smell like? If you’re like most people you don’t – but two beagles who work for the U.S. Customs patrol do. And they are being credited with sniffing out two Giant African Snails in luggage from a passenger traveling from Nigeria to Atlanta. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Candie and Chipper honed-in on some checked baggage this past Friday – and when Customs officials searched a suitcase, they found giant snails, along with prohibited fruits and vegetables. Giant African Snails are illegally imported for classroom exhibits, as pets – or for food. They’re also considered one of the most damaging snails in the world because they eat hundreds of types of plants, reproduce quickly – and can cause meningitis.
