Snakehead Fish
Monday September 15, 2008
Snakehead fish have been in the news a lot the last few years. What do they look like and where do they live? What should you do if you catch one? Here are a few suggestions about and pictures of those fish.
Comments
Why are you permitting a like to a site that sells live snakeheads?
Tom
I don’t have total control over ads here but I can get them stoppoed. I can’t find one for live snakeheads. Can you tell me where it is?
Why are you running this story AGAIN?
It hasn’t even been a year Ron-o!
Ron’s got some great articles and some of us check them out less frequently than you Mike. I appreciate the post and will definitely hit ‘em over the head with my billy stick like I do bowfins(mudfish as they call ‘em in Florida)…
Anyone have a picture of a snakehead? I’d like to see one
Snakeheads are living in the potomic river, so be careful! i think somebody should do some thing about it!
Snakehead fish are now occupying the Potomic river!
Do you have any suggestions on what to do about snakeheads in the Potomac? Once a species gets into a waterway it is almost impossible to get rid of them.
what is the sceintific name for the snake fish>?
There are many different species of snakehead - from my fact sheet on Great Snakehead, their name is Channa marulius.
when was the last time a snakehead was caught and have biologists figured out a way to kill them yet? Also are the snakeheads actually living in Florida or is that just talk?
According to the researchers that wrote this article they are:
http://fishing.about.com/od/fishfacts/a/aasnakeheadpr.htm