The northern snakehead (Channa argus ... by gulping it in through its mouth. This adaptation enables snakeheads to thrive in low-oxygen, stagnant bodies of water in a variety of settings, from ...

30, 2019 3:28 p.m. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission confirmed Monday that an invasive species, the northern snakehead fish ... in Philadelphia near the mouth of the Schuylkill River ...

The fish can also breathe air, allowing them to survive for several days out of water if their skin stays moist.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission shared photos of the northern snakehead on Friday ... can “survive for up to four days out of the water” and longer if they burrow into mud.

they can survive out of water much longer than other fish. Anglers normally expect that chucking a fish in a cooler full of ice is plenty to seal the deal. Not so with the snakehead.