To help cull populations of blue catfish and snakehead, chefs in Maryland have found creative culinary preparations for these invasive species.

The northern snakehead fish (Channa argus) is native to parts of Asia, but when they show up in places like Pennsylvania or Maryland, they can cause big problems for local ecosystems and wildlife ...

Northern snakeheads, aka Frankenfish, can breathe air and lay up to 50,000 eggs at a time. They're invasive to the US and have spread to 17 states. The US govt. recommends killing on sight. One ...

While many fish drop their eggs and forget them, male and female snakeheads care for and aggressively defend their treasured roe. Once hatched, a batch of young snakeheads will form a swirling ...

Invasive Northern Snakehead reeling in restaurant guests in Maryland An invasive fish with the head of a snake and the ability to survive on land for several days has been detected in Missouri ...

The northern snakehead is originally from east Asia, where they are a delicacy believed to have healing powers. They can wiggle across land and grow to nearly 3 feet in length.

Like other snakehead fish, the new species has an unusual way of protecting its eggs: mouthbrooding, researchers said.

The snakehead is not a fish you especially want to meet when spending a peaceful day on the lake. Aside from everything else, snakeheads — gulp — can breathe air. And they don’t just look scary.

Regarding the northern snakehead, the SCNR advises anglers to "kill it immediately (remember, it can survive on land) and freeze it, take pictures of the fish, including closeups of its mouth ...

Nothing good for the snakehead fish. But a Maryland state senator recently amended a bill to rename the Northern Snakehead, an invasive species, in hopes of convincing more people to eat them.