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Maryland chefs are creating culinary dishes featuring invasive snakehead and blue catfish to help reduce problem populations. The article highlights c…
University of Florida scientists created an environmental DNA detection test to identify invasive bullseye snakeheads and Asian swamp eels in Florida …
Invasive snakehead populations are expanding across eastern U.S. waterways. Wildlife managers in the Chesapeake Bay region are advocating bowfishing w…
Maryland officials are promoting bowfishing to control invasive Northern snakeheads proliferating in the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. Compound bo…
Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed a fourth northern snakehead caught below Wappapello Lake Spillway in May 2024. The fish is an invasive A…
A fisherman in Dorchester County, Maryland caught a snakehead that set a new world record for the species, according to local news coverage.
USGS researchers identified piscine mycobacteriosis in northern snakehead from the Potomac River system, with approximately 60% of fish examined showi…
Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed a fourth northern snakehead caught below Lake Wappapello's spillway during Memorial Day weekend. The inv…
Park rangers discovered an invasive northern snakehead in Pennsylvania's Schuylkill River near Phoenixville. Officials urge anglers to kill any snakeh…
A Massachusetts angler caught a five-pound, 30-inch northern snakehead in Canton Reservoir Pond, only the fifth confirmed catch of the invasive specie…
An angler caught a Northern Snakehead in a St. Francis River borrow ditch in Dunklin County, Missouri, in April 2019. State biologists confirmed it as…
Northern Snakeheads, an invasive Asian species, were documented in Louisiana's Old River near Minorica. Authorities advise anglers to kill any capture…
An invasive air-breathing snakehead was recently spotted in Louisiana. The article provides background on what snakeheads are and why they pose a thre…
An angler netting for bait caught a northern snakehead at Duck Creek Conservation Area in Wayne County on May 19. Authorities conducted follow-up sear…
Maryland and federal biologists confirmed northern snakeheads have invaded the C&O Canal and Upper Potomac River above Great Falls, discovering juveni…
Missouri Department of Conservation reported capture of a northern snakehead, an invasive species, in Wayne County, alerting anglers and the public to…
Northern snakehead identification guide covering distinctive features like the flattened head and single dorsal fin, differences from native bowfin an…
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission advises anglers to report and dispose of any Northern Snakehead they catch, part of an invasive-species manageme…
Research from Maryland's Blackwater Rivers shows northern snakeheads introduced in 2004 are driving significant declines in native fish species, which…
Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed a fourth northern snakehead captured in the state, caught May 25 below Wappapello Lake Spillway in Wayne…
Maryland Department of Natural Resources expanded educational efforts on northern snakeheads through new videos, fact sheets, and web resources. The s…
Adult Northern Snakeheads and fry were documented in Louisiana's Old River in June 2023. State wildlife officials are monitoring the population and ad…
Andrew Fox of Mechanicsville caught a 19.9-pound northern snakehead via bowfishing on Mattawoman Creek in Charles County, Maryland, establishing a new…
Northern snakeheads, native to China and Russia, are now established invasive species in Delaware and other U.S. states. Delaware's fish and wildlife …
National Geographic profiles the northern snakehead (Channa argus), a carnivorous fish capable of breathing air and traveling overland via a specializ…
ArcGIS StoryMaps presents an educational feature on Northern snakehead invasive species, examining the fish's impact and distribution in U.S. waters.
A personal account of encountering and catching a snakehead, describing the fish as an aggressive predator species.
Northern snakeheads have been confirmed in Missouri, prompting state wildlife officials to mandate anglers kill any caught and report sightings. The i…
A Maryland angler bowfished a 21.8-pound northern snakehead in June 2025, setting new Maryland records for non-hook-and-line capture and a world bowfi…
Maryland DNR researchers documented that invasive northern snakehead have negatively impacted 19 of 22 native fish species in the Blackwater River sin…
