Nasty Find

A savage fish that eats everything it comes across, including people, has been hooked by a British fisherman — sparking fears of a deadly invasion.

The giant snakehead, originating from South-East Asia, has a mouth crammed with teeth.
It’s deadly in the water, but it can also “crawl” on land and survive out of water for up to four days.

The discovery of the fish in Linconshire, northern England, has caused widespread panic amongst conservationists and anglers.

An Environment Agency source told the Sun: “The reaction was, ‘Oh s***’. This is the ultimate invasive species - if it starts breeding here it’s a disaster.”

Andy Alder caught the snakehead in the River Witham while using a sprat as bait for pike. He told the Sun: “It had a gob full of razor-sharp teeth. To be honest it looked terrifying.”

It is believed the fish may have been smuggled in for an aquarium and illegally released.



http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,23245195-5005940,00.html

Don't some of you guys live in or near Linconshire?

Jesus Christ!
Alien species in our water system has been an ongoing problem but something like this could wipe out everything within the pond/lake it resides in. Like the officals have said if it breeds then it's going to a be a nightmare. Often lakes, reservoirs etc are all water fed (ie. linked to one another) so young fry could easiy travel to other water sources and soon take over the eco-system. Obviously looking into the bio-diversity is important and prey that this fish was just a one off!
Freaking irresponsible people really do me off.

No more naked romps through the River Witham!

Damn!

Hey, I don't wanna run "head" first into a fish with teeth!