MIAMI — Devotees of a man claiming to practice a traditional African religion said they had to ingest the mucus of a Giant African Snail that sickened them. Federal authorities in January raided the Miami man’s home after receiving complaints. The man has not been criminally charged, but prosecutors and state and federal wildlife agencies are investigating. The Giant African Snail is prohibited in the U.S. without special approval.
Devotees of Fla. man say they ingested snail mucus
- The Associated Press
- 0
Recommended for you
Post a comment as Guest
Report
Watch this discussion. Stop watching this discussion.
Thank you for visiting the Daily Journal.
Please purchase a Premium Subscription to continue reading.
To continue, please log in, or sign up for a new account.
We offer one free story view per month. If you register for an account, you will get two additional story views. After those three total views, we ask that you support us with a subscription.
A subscription to our digital content is so much more than just access to our valuable content. It means you’re helping to support a local community institution that has, from its very start, supported the betterment of our society. Thank you very much!
Want to join the discussion?
Only subscribers can view and post comments on articles.
Already a subscriber? Login Here
Trending Stories
Articles
- Caltrain budget warns of deficits, possible shutdown without funding
- Burlingame Broadway rail crossing plan gets funding boost
- South San Francisco Sign Hill letters get patriotic update
- The San Mateo County Fair is back in town: Iconic attractions return for this year’s ‘In Bloom’ county fair
- San Mateo projects $17 million deficit

- Finding gratitude
- San Mateo balancing bike lanes with auto needs
- Redwood City adopts county tobacco ordinance, ending hookah lounge exemptions
- San Mateo County approves $10 million childcare initiative
- Hillsborough police investigate reported $2.7 million scam
Images
Videos
Commented
- Assessing the assessor race (20)
- Might you have a dream? (17)
- E-bikes are not the real problem (14)
- San Mateo balancing bike lanes with auto needs (12)
- Another side to voter ID (12)
- The real threat to San Mateo (11)
- Separation of church and state (10)
- The outrage machine (10)
- Counting fast, counting right (9)
- Who do you support for county elections officer, assessor, county clerk, recorder? (8)
- San Mateo makes new commission appointments: New members of Planning Commission and others generate community interest (8)
- Disappointed in library event (8)
- Aligning goals (7)
- Choose even-tempered Jim Irizzary (7)
- Mixed votes for Bay Area ban on gas water heaters (7)
- Just how do monarch butterflies connect to the industrial food system? (7)
- Diverse books for a diverse country (6)
- Damage of conservative policies on California (6)
- Horgan’s misunderstanding of an important issue (6)
- Irizzary merits becoming assessor (6)
- Clarification on separation of church and state (6)
- What the new ADU rules mean for single-family lots (5)
- Wonderful, caring Craig Wiesner (5)
- Successful gun buyback (5)
- Easy fixes to historic ordinance (5)
- 1 Papan e-bike bill moves forward, another dies in committee: San Mateo County could see pilot e-bike age restriction program if legislation passes (5)
- Together we can make a difference on climate (5)
- Windows, mirrors and sliding glass doors (5)
- Trump immunity (5)
- Governor should fix a real problem, not diapers (5)
- Three tax measures coming your way (5)
- Corzo for supervisor D2 (4)
- Advocacy journalism? (4)
- There is no BART turnaround plan (4)
- No more secret ballot (4)
- Finding common ground on parking, housing (4)
- Issues with BART, Caltrain finances (4)
- Tensions flare between Jim Irizarry and David Canepa in San Mateo County assessor race (4)
- This congressman's family was swept up in WWII Japanese detention. He sees a repeat in today's raids (4)
- Support for David Canepa (4)
- Another community event needed (4)
- Job market statistics (4)
- It costs much more to run schools here, while the state pretends it doesn’t (4)
- Unequal opinion (4)
- Caltrain horn noise is too much (4)
- The cost of electrification (4)
- Caltrain budget warns of deficits, possible shutdown without funding (4)
- Pushed to the limit, Republicans show rare defiance to Trump's demands (4)
- California schools battle Newsom over $3.9 billion funding holdback (3)
- The office of assessor-county clerk-recorder and chief elections officer (3)
- Regional transit measure gathers enough signatures to head to November ballot (3)
- Protecting public spaces (3)
- Courage needed on treatment center location (3)
- One theory (3)
- Russia’s proxy war on the West (3)
- Affordable housing proposed as tallest building in San Carlos: MidPen Housing presents 100% affordable housing development proposal to council (3)
- Rent control qualifies for Redwood City ballot (3)
- How to make this area even more expensive (3)
- San Carlos gives air to leaf blower ban: Topic returns to the council months after city began rebate initiative to promote electric upgrades (3)
- A choice for District 2 supervisor (3)
- Gas ban (3)
- City of San Mateo weighs updated climate change efforts (3)
- San Mateo County Transportation Authority plans to use surplus to boost investment in new programs (3)
- Vote Steyer (3)
- Keep your gas stove (2)
- They swarm (2)
- Frustrated middle finger voting (2)
- San Mateo County weighs $10M childcare access initiative (2)
- San Mateo Union plans for personal finance course: A 1-semester personal finance class will be a requirement for high school graduation beginning with class of 2031 students (2)
- Six San Mateo County beaches rank among 10 most polluted in California (2)
- Perplexing moment in sunny suburbia (2)
- Not a fan of Steve Hilton (2)
- The missing piece in California’s housing boom: Childcare (2)
- Supreme Court voting rights ruling fuels a new push to defend Black representation (2)
- The time is now (2)
- New leadership needed (2)
- Taxes, taxes and more taxes — when will it end? (2)
- The facts when it comes to voter fraud (2)
- South City advances transit improvements in four communities (2)
- Accountability matters (2)
- Horizon working group deserves better (2)
- Outrage to the gas ban — a call to action (2)
- San Carlos tries to slow speeding on Crestview Drive: Traffic calming measures, bike lanes to be added for trial run on steep arterial road (2)
- A choice for District 2 (2)
- Corzo does not represent us (2)
- Should AI cover your city council meeting? Prevalence of AI-generated articles summarizing public meetings grows in San Mateo County (2)
- The tired voter ID controversy (2)
- San Mateo projects $17 million deficit
 (2)
- Foster City police to focus on unlawful e-motorcycle and e-scooter operation (2)
- A different idea about water heaters (2)
- Appreciate Mueller’s practical politics (2)
- Iran must be defeated (2)
- Electric stoves are better (2)
- California gubernatorial election 2026 (2)
- Children can observe Pride Month at library (2)
- Silicon Valley Clean Water guided tours invite residents to see treatment process up close (1)
- Elect David Canepa (1)
- Some people are making guns with 3D printers. A new law seeks to cancel their print jobs (1)
Latest News
- Tarik Skubal returns from elbow surgery, José RamÃrez breaks hand in Guardians' 3-1 win over Tigers
- Guardians star 3B José RamÃrez breaks bone in hand during win over Tigers, All-Star out indefinitely
- Royals LHP Coler Ragans suffers setback in injury rehab
- Cord Rager stymies Alabama and Sooners' offense keeps rolling in 9-0 College World Series victory
- Spencer Horwitz hit by pitch with the bases loaded to lift the Pirates past the Marlins, 3-2
- Luis GarcÃa Jr. homers and CJ Abrams gets 3 hits to help Nationals beat Mariners 8-3
- Goldschmidt hits tiebreaking HR in ninth, Yankees beat Blue Jays 3-1 for fifth win in last 6 games
- World Cup what to know: Curacao faces daunting first World Cup game against 4-time champion Germany
Recent Comments on our Stories
-
LittleFoot said:
When your entire identity is based on your sexuality - you are going to have immense mental health issues. There is a reason you are always in…
-
LittleFoot said:
The allegory of Plato's Cave is exactly what all of you are living in. Not one of you has made it out - let alone understands what you perceiv…
-
LittleFoot said:
Brother, every comment you write is hogwash.
-
LittleFoot said:
Why dont you start your own publication, Charles? Oh - its because complaining like a whiny baby online is all you are willing to put forth. W…
-
LittleFoot said:
The logic of these "Gun Buyback" glazers is very low IQ. A gun isn't going to jump up and turn into an AI robot and hurt somebody. What you ar…
Latest e-Edition
- To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left.
The Daily Journal in your inbox
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.