| wikipedia entry for snakehead
the wikipedia entry for snakehead, along with other snakehead related information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channidae
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Snakehead: A Fish Out of Water
One muggy day in May 2002, two men went fishing on a small and unremarkable pond in Crofton, Maryland, just a short drive from the nation's capital. One of them caught a fish that looked like nothing he'd ever seen. Before he threw it back, he snapped a few pictures and later shared them with state fisheries biologists. They too were puzzled, but after some sleuthing they identified the fish as a northern snakehead (Channa argus). A native of Asia, it didn't belong in the wild in Crofton, or anywhere in the United States for that matter. It was an alien with a primitive lung and sharp teeth, a potentially invasive species with a predilection for dining ravenously on other fishes, the ability to survive cold winters, and—most amazingly—the apparent ability to walk over land to another body of water whenever the mood struck it. Officials feared that snakeheads would establish themselves in Maryland and wreak havoc on the local ecosystem.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2004/2/snakehead.cfm
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Attack of the Frankenfish
Variously described as "alien monsters," "the stuff of nightmares," and "something from a bad horror movie," they are said to eat human flesh and attack without provocation. They are considered such a serious threat to the national welfare that officials have proposed banning the so-called "vicious predators" entirely from American shores.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/fish/a/snakehead.htm
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Tell Me About Snakeheads
There are roughly two dozen species in the snakehead family. With the exception of a few African species, all of them originate in Asia, primarily in China and southern Korea. Snakeheads are obligate air-breathers, meaning they must get at least a portion of their oxygen directly from the air. When in water, they will go to the surface periodically and gulp air. On land their ability to breath air allows them to stay alive for days at a time, provided they stay moist.
http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/fishqa/f/snakeheads.htm
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Snakeheads.org
THE Internet resource for snakehead fishes (Channa). Information and pictures about all types of snakeheads
http://www.snakeheads.org/
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