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.

Mature northern snakehead females can carry as many as 50,000 eggs that can hatch in about 24 to 48 hours, per the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. However, some will not develop, ...

Final Thoughts on the Best Snakehead Lures Wading for dragons. Photo by Joe Cermele. Snakehead fishing at its very best is a topwater game, at least in my opinion. It’s hard to beat the excitement ...

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.

I’d argue that snakehead taste better than many freshwater fish American’s love, and for my friends in the South, you should be a bit excited about the prospect of sticking a few. Nobody does fish ...

Northern snakehead sightings have been reported in Georgia, Missouri, California, Hawaii, Maryland and Virginia. Pictured at right is a snakehead fish swimming in Missouri waters.

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 Maryland legislator dropped the proposed “Patuxent Fish” in favor of “Chesapeake Channa” hoping to improve the snakehead fish’s slimy image.

The Maryland hook and line record snakehead is also the IGFA all tackle record for the species. That 21-pound fish was caught by Damien Cook in July 2023 in Dorchester County, Maryland.

The northern snakehead, not native to the U.S., is a predatory fish with the head resembling a snake, hence the name. It can grow to up to 3-feet long, and has python-like coloration and pattern.