A man fishing on the Neshaminy Creek on July 13 caught a northern snakehead fish, nicknamed "frankenfish" because it can use ...

Find out if snakehead fish are dangerous, where they come from, and what you need to know about the invasive predator taking over U.S. waterways.

Unveil the secrets of the northern snakehead, a unique invasive fish capable of breathing air and traversing land, now a fixture in US rivers. Great Big Story Posted: July 20, 2024 | Last updated ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) has issued a stern warning about the northern snakehead fish. This predatory fish can grow up to 3 feet long, slither across land and breathe air.

Northern snakeheads were first discovered in American waters in 2002. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It may sound like something out of science fiction: A three-foot-long fish that can breathe ...

The northern snakehead — a sharp-toothed fish that looks like a horrifying hybrid of fish and snake — is spreading throughout the waters of the United States. That’s not good.

The northern snakehead has python-like coloration and pattern and can breathe air, allowing it to survive in poorly oxygenated water or out of water if its skin stays moist, the department said.