The Chel snakehead, also known as the Channa amphibeus, hadn’t had a recorded sighting since the last of the specimens was collected between 1918 and 1933 in the Himalayan region of India. Scientists ...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has advice for dealing with certain types of invasive species -- eat them. Here's what ...

Things got wild! My fish-catching machine went up against aggressive flying snakeheads, and let’s just say… I might need a new one! Watch as I take on these powerful fish with my bowfishing skills and ...

The Chel snakehead, also known as the Channa amphibeus, was rediscovered in the town of Kalimpong in West Bengal Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

The northern snakehead (Channa argus) has a most unusual ability: It can breathe outside of the water, as well as within. Juveniles can also wriggle their long, narrow bodies onto land ...

Researchers have rediscovered a rare fish species presumed to be extinct after it was not seen for more than eight decades.

30, 2019 3:28 p.m. 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 ...

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission shared photos of the northern snakehead on Friday, and advised anyone who finds one to kill it and freeze it -- or freeze it to kill it -- then contact ...

There are still several environmental threats to the Chel Snakehead, but now that its existence is known, conservation efforts can begin. The Thackeray Wildlife Foundation and other ...

In the quiet swamps of the Louisiana bayou, what started as an exciting boating trip will soon end up in a bloodbath, when genetically altered snake-fish infest the river. Now, a blood-thirsty ...

The Chel snakehead, also known as the Channa amphibeus, hadn’t had a recorded sighting since the last of the specimens was collected between 1918 and 1933 in the Himalayan region of India.