All Snakehead varieties feature these characteristics, but the Northern Snakehead’s boa constrictor-like markings make its name even more apt. This fish can grow up to three feet long.

Northern snakehead fish are native to Asia, and were first found in the U.S. in 2002 in a pond in Maryland, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

In the premiere episode of FISH HUNTING, anglers confront the formidable northern snakehead—an invasive predator dubbed the "lake serpent" for its eel-like appearance and land-wriggling ...

The northern snakehead fish, also known as Channa argus, are long, predatory fish native to Asia with a head that resembles that of a snake, according to the MDC.

Northern snakehead fish damages The U.S. Department of the Interior has practically placed the northern snakehead, a native of Asia, on a “most wanted” list of invasive species that need to go.

Northern snakeheads are three feet long and prey on native fish, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. Here's how to spot one and kill it.

A sign in southeast Missouri informs visitors of the differences between the northern snakehead, top, and the native bowfin. Christine Tannous/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, via Associated Press ...

Invasive snakehead fish found in the Schuylkill River: 'They're not supposed to be here' The northern snakehead is native to Asia, not Chester County. By Beccah Hendrickson, via Thursday, June 12 ...

After an invasive northern snakehead fish was found in the Schuylkill River in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, officials are spreading awareness to fishers about what they have to do: kill snakeheads ...

Mature northern snakehead females can carry as many as 50,000 eggs that can hatch in about 24 to 48 hours, per the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.