According to the FWS, northern snakeheads are "obligate air breathers, meaning they must gulp air to survive." As such, they can exit the water they call home and slither on land, surviving for ...

Snakehead fish are also incredibly resilient. Thanks to their ability to breathe air, they can migrate over land to find new bodies of water when their current habitat becomes unsuitable.

The northern snakehead (Channa argus) has a most unusual ability: It can breathe outside of the water, as well as within. Juveniles can also wriggle their long, narrow bodies onto land ...

and have an otherworldly ability to survive on land for up to four days, experts say. “Remember, it’s unlawful to transport, purchase, possess or sell live snakehead in our state,” the ...

“Does it make it easier? Does it lubricate and help them move easier on land?” To try and answer this question, Bressman turned to the northern snakehead, a fish native to Asia that has become ...