Oklahoma girl catches fish with 'human-like' teeth

FoxNews.com ^ | July 26, 2018 | Elizabeth Zwirz

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A young girl in Oklahoma said she snagged a “weird” catch over the weekend, reeling in a fish bearing “human-like” teeth.

Kennedy Smith, 11, was on a fishing trip at Fort Cobb Lake with her grandparents and brother on Sunday and got “really excited” when she hooked the fish on her line, she told The Associated Press.

But to Smith’s surprise, her grandmother was bitten by the animal while she was trying to take out the hook.

"I was confused because I knew that fish with teeth are not normal. It was weird," Smith told the outlet. "They were human-like and that made it even weirder."

Turns out that the strange looking creature was a Pacu, Caddo County Game Warden Tyler Howser told The Associated Press.

“I've actually caught one myself,” Howser said. “As soon as I saw (it) I said ‘I know what that is.’” ..."

Officials said the toothy creature likely got into the lake after first being bought as a pet and then getting released once it became too big.

Pacu are considered an invasive species that can destroy the native Oklahoma fish ecosystem and habitat, so the fish Kennedy caught was taken by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and destroyed.

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[katana]

How do you breathe when fishing with your teeth?

You've never bobbed for bass?

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[Blue Jays]

"...another ‘pet’ invasive species released into a lake..."

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Exactly. I have always wondered what kind of a$$hole thinks it is a good idea to randomly introduce random fish and animals into an ecosystem. Unreal.

[deport]

LOL.............

Good one.

[WKUHilltopper]

Why is it these “writers” can’t write succinct and clearly anymore??

The title implies the little girl is catching fish with HER teeth.

[New Perspective]

Do catch and release but first find out who its dentist is, he does a great job.

[ETL]

I love the way she immediately laughs.

102 years old!

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Why is it these “writers” can’t write succinct and clearly anymore?? The title implies the little girl is catching fish with HER teeth.

I know what you mean with some headlines, but something other than what it was never entered my mind with this one.

[Alas Babylon!]

Ha!

Old enough to not give a....

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[piasa]

I would have fileted it for dinner, not taken it to be destroyed!

[piasa]

I think pacu, unlike piranha, prefer eating fallen tropical fruit, seeds and nuts [hence the big grinding teeth in the back]... but that would not be an option in Oklahoma.

[RedMonqey]

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[Oklahoma]

Evidently there was enough vegetative material in the lake to allow the fish to thrive. Those teeth look like they could do real damage to a swimmer but I’d still be more worried about a snapping turtle than this particular fish. Perch are bad enough for a male swimmer.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

She caught a fish with human-like teeth? Why would you say that her teeth were’human-like”?

I love the English language.

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This one, I believe, at the end is saying "help me!"...

[Dawn53Fl]

In the Gulf, Sheephead have human looking fish, very common. The bag limit is 15 per day, per fisherman, so that proves there are plenty out there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POq9cEXDfds