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Snakehead fish found in Maryland lake
AP ^
| Thursday, April 29, 2004
Posted on 04/29/2004 9:57:15 AM PDT by presidio9
Authorities plan to drain a Maryland lake after an angler caught a Northern snakehead, the same voracious nonnative fish that infested a pond only miles away in 2002.
State officials said the 19-inch fish, an Asian species that can wriggle on land for short distances and eats so many smaller fish it can destroy an ecosystem, was pulled out of Pine Lake in Wheaton Regional Park Monday afternoon.
The lake north of Washington, D.C., feeds a tributary of the Anacostia River, which empties into the Potomac River.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: environment; snakehead
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posted on
04/29/2004 9:57:15 AM PDT
by
presidio9
To: presidio9
We're doomed.
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posted on
04/29/2004 9:59:53 AM PDT
by
JohnnyZ
(Got some dirt on my shoulder -- could you brush it off for me?)
To: JohnnyZ
It looks like a coelocanth
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:01:55 AM PDT
by
ken5050
(Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to propagate her genes.....any volunteers?)
To: presidio9
State officials said the 19-inch fish, an Asian species that can wriggle on land for short distances and eats so many smaller fish it can destroy an ecosystem...and draining the friggin lake dry won't cause a problem?!?!
To: presidio9
The snakehead was most likely dumped into the lake by its owner, Early said.Why would anyone buy this fish?
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:03:53 AM PDT
by
Melpomene
To: Melpomene
Don't ask, don't tell ...
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:06:13 AM PDT
by
eastsider
To: Melpomene
I've heard it's something of a delicacy in Vietnam.
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:06:16 AM PDT
by
presidio9
("By extending the reach of trade, we foster prosperity and the habits of liberty." -Adam Smith)
To: presidio9
Authorities plan to drain a Maryland lake after an angler caught a Northern snakehead, the same voracious nonnative fish that infested a pond only miles away in 2002. And draining the lake won't put any snakeheads into the river system?
What are they going to do with/to the water to eliminate all fry or eggs?
So9
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:07:50 AM PDT
by
Servant of the 9
(Screwing the Inscrutable or is it Scruting the Inscrewable?)
To: presidio9
Nasty. I had a friend who lived in Vietnam for a while. He ate some really strange stuff while there.
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:09:04 AM PDT
by
Melpomene
To: presidio9
19 inches is a small one. In the wild they can get to 4 or 5 feet in length.
I had one about 10 years ago that was over 2 feet long and would eat up to a dozen goldfish a day.
Voracious little suckers they are, and they can indeed survive out of the water for quite some time. Mine used to knock the cover of the tank off and literally fly out onto the floor.
The last time he did it, I was on a 3 day camping trip and didn't find him until it was too late.
Poor little Toothy....
L
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:09:41 AM PDT
by
Lurker
("Freedom begins when you tell Mrs. Grundy to go fly a kite"-Robert Heinlein)
To: Lurker
Note to prankster...place fish in Hillarys toilet!
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:11:28 AM PDT
by
rrrod
To: ken5050
should not be confused with the native bowfin which is somewhat uncommon - at least around here
To: Melpomene
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:12:05 AM PDT
by
Shermy
To: presidio9
I was expecting to find out this was about James Carville
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:13:08 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
("Stroke of the pen. Law of the land. Kinda cool." - Paul Begala)
To: presidio9
Retire the donkey. The democrats have found a new symbol.
15
posted on
04/29/2004 10:14:08 AM PDT
by
whereasandsoforth
(tagged for migratory purposes only)
To: FairOpinion; Allan; Mitchell; aristeides; genefromjersey; Fred Mertz; TrebleRebel; ...
Authorities plan to drain a Maryland lake... Maybe they'll find another snakehead-turtle-minnow trap.
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:14:31 AM PDT
by
Shermy
To: presidio9
A long lost relative of HRC?
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:18:16 AM PDT
by
b4its2late
(If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.)
To: presidio9
Snakehead fish found in Maryland lakeCarville went skinny-dipping?
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:19:17 AM PDT
by
uglybiker
(If I wanted a Harley, I would have bought a Harley. I didn't, and I didn't.)
I had a friend who lived in Vietnam for a while. He ate some really strange stuff while there. Shameless plug for a review of Asian restaurants in Charlotte, including at least one Vietnamese place, Saigon Palace.
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:36:02 AM PDT
by
JohnnyZ
(Got some dirt on my shoulder -- could you brush it off for me?)
To: presidio9
Its obviously Bushs fault! he is trying to destroy the environment dont you know
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posted on
04/29/2004 10:42:36 AM PDT
by
DM1
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