An invasive fish with teeth, that can breathe air, live up to three days outside of water, move short distances on land, and grow three feet long has been found in Louisiana

readbeanicecream, 11 months ago

Snakeheads are from Asia and were brought to the U.S. as part of the aquarium trade and aquaculture. "They're considered to be good table fare," Bourgeois says. "The biologist up in Arkansas said he prefers them to catfish."

Officials have also tried saying this about Silver Jumping Carp and Nutria. It did not catch on...not sure it will with snakeheads.

sleet01, 11 months ago

Nutria… the giant swamp rat?

readbeanicecream, 11 months ago

yep:

• https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/14/us/louisiana-is-trying-to-turn-pest-into-a-meal.html
• https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/invasive-species-turned-into-sustainable-delicacies/
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/eating-invasive-species-on-a-road-trip-across-the-southern-us

GlennMagusHarvey, 11 months ago

We should definitely consider eating invasive species. This includes iguanas in Florida, as well as blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay.

Facelikeapotato, 11 months ago

That sounds mildly terrifying.

monotremata, 11 months ago

These have been in the US for a while now. I remember when they first turned up in Lake Michigan. This isn't a great article, but it's from that time period: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6254302

NotTheOnlyGamer, 11 months ago

I suggest we collect them and a bunch of other Asian fish, then go about returning them to Asia.

Oyster_Lust, 11 months ago

I’ve seen “Snakehead Terror”. Those things are monsters.

Cat, 11 months ago

This sounds like an absurd story someone would make up as a joke... but its real!

sheepishly, 11 months ago

Snakehead? Where's the rest of the snake?