{"product_id":"giant-african-land-snail-archachatina-puylaeti-benin-mr26","title":"Giant African Land Snail | Archachatina puylaeti benin","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"TyagGW_tableContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003ctable data-start=\"98\" data-end=\"412\" class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"412\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"192\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"146\" data-end=\"164\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"148\" data-end=\"163\"\u003eCommon Name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"192\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eGiant African Land Snail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"249\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"215\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"214\"\u003eScientific Name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"249\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"247\"\u003eArchachatina puylaerti benin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"285\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"263\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"262\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"285\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003eBenin, West Africa\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"328\"\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"303\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"302\"\u003eAdult Size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"328\" data-col-size=\"sm\"\u003e10–15 cm shell length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-start=\"329\" 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