Searching for Snakeheads

November 3, 2006

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In 2004, a bass fisherman caught the first northern snakehead ever found in the open waters of the Potomac River. The event sparked fears that the predatory fish would soon spread throughout the river. Since then, the snakehead has spread to various parts of the river and its population has increased significantly. Although it is unable to walk across land as rumored, the northern snakehead has the potential to damage the Potomac ecosystem and its established fish populations. Scientists are currently researching the snakehead population to determine how it will affect the ecosystem.

This Story Snakeheads Build a Family, Big-Time Article \| More than 150 snakeheads, the toothy predators known as "Frankenfish," were found last week by a Charles County sheriff's corporal who recognized the fish from a television show. FIshing for Snakeheads Searching for Snakeheads The Next Big Catch?		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace del.icio.us NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this video
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