Northern+Snakehead

=Northern Snakehead=

=Where is the Snakehead From?= The Snakehead is from China, Korea, and Russia.

=Size and Coloration:= It grows up 40 inches and 17 pounds. Its Coloration ranges from a golden tan to pale brown, with dark blotches on the sides and back.

=Unusual Info:= A freshwater species, it has a unusual respiratory system that allows it to live without water for several days. It can wriggle across land to new bodies of water.

= How did it get here? = The first Snakehead found in U.S was in 2002 in a pond in Maryland. The government drained the pond and destroyed the fish, knowing how invasive the fish can be. Then a local fish market in Korea brought a few more Snakeheads and dumped them into Chesapeake Bay. They rapidly increased in numbers. = = = = = What are we doing to control them? = The government now is trying to fish them out by organizing fishing contests. They also are caught and killed with nets, traps, and chemicals.

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