Freakish fish with monstrous appetite causes fear in Maryland (Frankenfish walks; eats anything)

AZCentral.com ^ | 6.26.02

[mhking]

Dreaded by fish biologists, it is capable of clearing out a pond of all living creatures and then wriggling on to new hunting grounds on its belly and fins.

Even worse, the fisherman - perhaps thinking it was a rare native species - released it.

[gdani]

You should be punished for posting such a heinous picture. I recommend redeeming yourself by posting a picture that is somewhat easier on the eyes...

[billhilly]

Wish I could see this pic..........................E ggs, it was published in today's Washington Post. From the picture it looked a lot like a Bowfin, or Grindle. If you know what they look like you can imagine the little guy they are talking about here.

[tomakaze]

RE:Dreaded by fish biologists, it is capable of clearing out a pond of all living creatures and then wriggling on to new hunting grounds on its belly and fins
 
Cue ominous 1950's atomic horror movie genre music.

[billhilly]

Allegedly they could get up and walk away from any inhospitable pond. ./....................And therein lies their downfall. They are notorious for their inability to cross interstate highways.

[Stand Watch Listen]

[Draco]

To anybody who passed #50 by, go back and see it. Just don't be drinking anything when you get there. (Apparently post is a reply to a request to see a picture of this voracious snakehead fish.) Thanks Angelo.

[Yardstick]

Good gosh! that thing (in post 50) is hideous!

[RoughDobermann]

You be forgiven!

[EggsAckley]

Wow! Thanks for the photo. It really DOES look like the one in post #50! LOL!
And thanks to all for the pics. That is one strange looking fish!

[Palmetto]

reports of the strange-looking creature with the head of a snake and a gaping saw-toothed maw...It grows to nearly three feet, eats whatever it wants - mostly other fish -

Whew. I thought it was going to be this monster...

[weegee]

"Here fishy!"

"Have you seen the fish?"

"I know where the fish is!!!"

[weegee]

Sort of looks like these fish:

[weegee]

Bill Clinton thinks that Rosie is exagerating about that fish:

[Fresh Wind]

[weegee]

Allegedly they could get up and walk away from any inhospitable pond.

Looks like this one doesn't even have a problem crossing the highway!

[Junior]

This is one of the crappiest-written articles I've ever read. It reads like something was cut from the top.

[wingnuts'nbolts]

Look at the eyes on that sucker! Looks like Hillary at State of the Union Address, pure greedy evil.

[mhking]

Yeah - I inadvertantly missed the first four 'graphs - look around post #16 or so; I reposted the entire thing.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Coincidentally, I spotted a walking catfish strolling down Goodlette Rd. in Naples about 20 years ago. Hilarious.

Thirty years ago we were taught in school that the killer plant kudzu would soon multiply and cover the earth...or at least N. Carolina. (^:

[DBtoo]

Eek! How creepy!