An Upper Makefield woman photographed a "Frankenfish" last Wednesday while walking along the Delaware Canal Towpath in ...

An invasive fish species nicknamed “Frankenfish” showed up in a Pennsylvania waterway where it hadn’t been previously reported, and the hope is that there aren’t any more of them.

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission confirmed Monday that an invasive species, the northern snakehead fish, was recently caught in the Monongahela River. It is the first confirmed snakehead ...

Today, we’re going to dive into the world of a perplexing and somewhat notorious creature: the snakehead, aka snake fish. These predatory fish are known for their long, snake-like bodies ...

Ryan Alvarez caught a 17 pound, 1 ounce bullseye snakehead in April that has been recognized as an all-tackle world record by ...

Invasive Northern Snakehead reeling in restaurant guests in Maryland 03:14. An invasive fish with the head of a snake and the ability to survive on land for several days has been detected in Missouri.

A decade or so ago, no snakehead fish were in the Washington region. Today, more than 20,000 are in the Potomac River, experts say, a population approaching that of the largemouth bass, which was ...

A Virginia man has caught the largest northern snakehead on record for a fisherman using a rod and reel, landing a 17-pound, 6-ounce specimen of the fish often called "Frankenfish" for their ...

Invasive snakehead fish found in Pa. waterway: officials say to kill on sight 00:33. After an invasive northern snakehead fish was found in the Schuylkill River in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania ...

The snakehead fish is invasive, destructive, and, some say, delicious. Maryland chefs, fishermen, and conservationists hope that by putting it on menus, they can eliminate it from regional waterways.

It's got sharp teeth, slimy protective mucus, and can live outside water for up to 24 hours in the marsh. The Northern Snakehead Fish can take in oxygen in both open-air and underwater.

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission non-game Fisheries Biologist Doug Fischer holds a Northern Snakehead collected from the Conowingo pool, lower Susquehanna River, Lancaster County on May 21, 2020.