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  • oh my god U scare Ass H0l3333333333333333333 u los3rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr its just fish not alien give my back my 3 minutes and 39 sec

  • @TheCristalx ...

    What made you think... they were going to be aliens?...

  • Legal in Canada ! I have 2 in my tank !

  • they dam tasty

  • Is it eatble? :D

  • ive seen of these, o.o, not a time to try to kill, get weapons first and then kill, these things are REALLY dangerous

  • @privatedelta9 It's the circle of life. The lion eat the antelope, turn to poop which grows the grass, the lion die and become the grass which the antelope eat. Then the lion eat the antelope again. If you think about it the earth is covered with indirect cannibals.

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  • @TheSupermanprem you shouldnt say that on the interweb...

  • Evolution Nuff said

  • To control it is very simple, make them extinct, kill them all! They only thing they're doing is taking a food source from us. I don't think they cook snakeheads.

  • The fish is good for eating. The flesh is good too.

  • @gingertom84 You've tasted it? What did it taste like? Any recipe ideas?

  • @shishoka You can always deep-fry it, but as a Chinese I am more accustomed to the Chinese way of cooking the snakehead. When a Chinese cook freshwater fish, the intention is to remove the unpleasant stink of fishiness. So stir-frying the bite-sized fillets of the sang-yu (Chinese) or ikan haruan (Malay) with thin slices of ginger and onion spring is an excellent method. This stir-fry recipe should not be hard to find with google. You wouldn't enjoy snakehead soup however. We regard it medicinal

  • here is an idea for u Amercians. YOu go capture these snakeheads, you make fillets out of them and u go give it to african people. the end

  • @Sneakydud2 African people are Americans too you know, hints the term African American...

  • @VoguishArts i mean africa africans

  • @Sneakydud2 Why do African American have to eat this? Why can't white people, Asians, etc. eat this?

  • @VoguishArts yea they do eat them. But we should spread the taste of snakeheads to less developed countries. That is why we need to share our food. and i liek trains

  • Holy shit, it's Super Fish...

  • 1:27 Jaws that can tear flesh. Even human flesh. wth like people are different somehow? What is human flesh made of heavy titanium or something?

  • it is in fact a very delicious fish. The meat tastes better than most other fish.

  • I'm diggin that guy's CVS glasses.

  • @spirolura delicious?

    

  • thumbs up if you have a snakehead and you think it is the most bad ass fish ever.

  • this makes me feel so much cooler that i have one of these monster fish.

  • Walking on land, it stands up and starts singing...

    "Hello my my baby, hello my honey!"

  • @TheMooseFish Hahahahahaha very good :)

  • @TheMooseFish XD LMFAO!! I remember that frog from warner brothers LOL!!

  • @spirolura

    I think the the snakeheads are native to east asia, that's why they are not illegal there.

    And piranhas are from South America...

  • I catch and release snakeheads all the time

  • That lady is an idiot!!!

    Im with the guy talking about eating them!!!

    So there are no other type of fish in there native lakes and rivers!!

    I'm sure they at all of them!!!

  • The best way to control snakehead fish : eat them.

  • @spirolura I dont understand why snakehead are illegal either considering we have a native species the Bowfin that is almost exactly the same thing.

  • @xNewvy19x difference is bowfin are naturally part of our ecosystem. they may look similar but they are much different. bowfin and snakehead aren't even related.

  • @spirolura Many hunters who hunt the CLARIA end with near death experience or death. Even in boats is not safe, and last reported it killed 20 Spaniars who were having a party on a boat, they said that the CREATURES jump from all side of the boat attacking them and tearing them from their flesh. A creature that is aggresive, who is always hungry, moves in like piranahs, survives on all climates and mass produces. Is not a fish, but a monster who will eat all human food.

  • @spirolura They were probably babies, PIRANHAS are shit compare to these monsters. Cuba did a fish just like this but is called CLARIA is just like the SNAKEHEAD but is more aggresive and is able to live on land, freshwater, salt water and even extreme temperatures. Is also a carnivore, but unlike the snakehead is know to grow 10 feet and attack humans on boats on massive numbers. The Cubans did them to feed their people, but did a monster that is killing them and now has scaped to the sea.

  • IF your used Fake victims to fishing snakehead fish.your should use fake victims at have action on Surface and have Propeller will verry good because snakehead don't like other come to Interference and trespass to it area fake victims at have propeller will hit to wather make sound interference to snake fish.it will strike everybody at trespass to it land.used Shallow dive fake victims so verry good too.

  • snakehead fish no have danger.If it no have Children fish.If it have fry fish.Mother and father fish will value highly to fry fish and it will attack to other fish and other animal.Your should not trespass to snakehead fry fish it is verry danger so much.snakehead like eat everything everyfish and have one menu at it verry like so much are eel fish and catfish.Your much used small fish to be Victim.and used wire leader to be infront Fishing lines.ok enjoy oho this fish like A fake victims too.

  • If it is very big problem in that the U.S..I think give USA. government,give Visa, and the cost to fishing man from Thailand. Not to exceed 2 months out of it.haha+.IN thailand We call snakehead name are PRA=Fish Chadoo=snakehead.In thailand it is the best predator fish game i like fishing in so much.it not is big problemed.Because this fish dies verry eazy.If it stay in land only5 minute it will dies.But your shouldn't Remove the hook by your hand your should used Pliers

    will better.

  • river monsters brought me here

  • i want to kill one

  • mom snake head bit my dick

  • wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • They are pretty tasty. We should eat them. Ha ha.

  • damn nature, u scary

  • "...that can tear flesh, even human flesh." makes it sound like we have some kind of special strong flesh

  • There's gotta be something that eats these things.

  • what about alligator??? aren't they eat those fish too

  • their like pitbulls misunderstood

  • This is an inaccurate and sensationalized representation of the snakehead. Biologists now agree it cannot 'walk' over land, nor is it annihilating all fish in its path as it has been advertised as doing. It is here to stay in North America, so we might as well enjoy an addition to our native sportfish- it is aggressive, hard fighting and good to eat.

  • @mavuelle it also depend on temperature and humidity!

  • snakehead taste awesome

  • I'm afraid as hell of these fish. I'm in nj and I'm afraid. They can be frozen and defrosted and still be alive

  • actually its a delicacy in asia

  • Snakeheads aren't frankenfish or anything. Its just overpublicity. I know, I own one.

  • at 2:46 it sounds like he is raping ...lolol cant believe i caught that

  • IF YOU EVER SEE IT ON LAND STOMP ITS FUCKING SKULL IN

  • How do they taste?

  • hi tehya, fishzilla to you too!!

  • Fishzilla.

  • If you catch them you kill them no one will blame you or get you in trouble just kill it suficate them stab them any thing just make them dead

  • @privatedelta9 i put em back :D

  • @alexmini123 Well if ya go swimming next time and get nibbled or shredded don't blame me then I told ya so

  • @privatedelta9 i actually found one before but i thought it was a python

    

  • @topassasin442 So you find a python in the U.S. and you don't kill is? Really that's like saying you saw a guy with a gun murder someone and you yourself had a gun but didn't do anything about it

  • @privatedelta9

    if i saw one i would not cut it

    i would TRY to pick it up and throw it off a cliff

  • @16HardstyleLover Feel free to do what ever you want with the damned thing as long as it's dead kill them all their a fucking parisite but be warned those things have a bite to them so be careful oh and feel free to take a tooth when it's dead a nice little trophy

  • @privatedelta9 Fry em over a fire. They are actually delicious.

  • @Stefandurrr Yeah that works too I suppose if ya like it eat it might as well not let the meat go to waste but it would be rather fucked up in my opinion if the fish were to eat someone then you eat it but ya take that risk all the time with fish I suppose

  • And there i was in the petshop thinking "These snakeheads look cute" and after watching this.... i still want them

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  • From what I can tell, the "walking" I saw in the video isn't very effective on DRY land, those pectoral fins on the snakehead are flat, unlike the lung fish which can effectively traverse said dry land.

    More than likely the snake head is spreading from isolated water systems during flood stages, when the water levels rise near the peak of their banks.

  • i saw one in a local lake here il california my little brother caught one

  • THESE F*CKERS ARE IN ARKANSAS! }:(

  • @J88Wolf there everywhere man in our greatlakes too

  • @MetroidFanClub for the record snakeheads are not in the great lakes. im guessing you probably have them confused with bowfin. im sure that is the case with 90 percent of the people on here claiming to have seen or caught a snakehead.

  • Of the few species of snakeheads only few are destructive and ferocious,the rest are quite tasty and less agressive.

    Release a pair or ferocious ones into a pond u will have to say bye bye to other fishes( if the pond is small and has no hiding water plants in it). I hate going fishing at places where there are ferocious snakehead, its very likely no fish will be caught. 

  • a fish out of the water is like a vampire out in the sunlight XD howd this happen? did a snake and ugly ass fish mate together? pretty cool i never heard of a snakehead before. : /

  • Woaah

  • we caught a Giant Snakehead in Thailand and IT WAS FUCKING SCARY

  • demn nature, u scary!

  • Well, thats one ugly fish... I wonder how it tastes like...

  • Dame those foes are just hating for baning the snake head

  • there is so much bad information in this video. Time has shown that the snakehead in North America has balanced out with the native fauna, and has not made a difference in local fish populations. It is unfortunate that they were introduced, but now that they have been, the best thing to do is leave all the fish alone, and not have to worry about poisoning game and food fish, or putting chemicals in the water.

  • @theherpman94 While agree with you, in the lake tahoe area, a major outbreak was released. So if they had reached other waters than the lake they were in, they could stretch to almost all water locations in the Seria Nevada's! In short, it was very necessary to kill these fish, even if it killed all other fish.

  • @theherpman94 Really?! wow, I didn't know they'd gotten beyond Florida and the Potomac. Invasive species are definitely not our friends, even if the "they'll destroy the ecosystem" thing is just a media hype.

  • 3:23 un-fuck-ing--able? 

  • Just one thing: snakeheads can breathe air, but they wear out easily on land and suck at getting from one place to another so, they can't spread through moving on land from pond to pond, river to river, etc.

  • Just one thing: snakeheads can breathe air, but they wear out easily on land and suck at getting from one place to another

  • Woops had

  • I got one today and when I ripped him open he jade a huge craw dad in him

  • scary ass fish

  • If you stepped on land, you would freak out so hard.

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  • How do destroying and netting habitats and native fish and spraying pesticides into the water benefit native fish species...

  • People are either thinking this these fish are either EXTREMELY bad or aren't bad at all.

    Both of these kind of people are wrong. They are good because where they are native, they keep the population of other fish under control. They are bad because here in America, they disturb the natural balance of predators/prey balances.

  • @Caleblanc145 Exactly, and unfortunately the reason invasive species destroy ecosystems across the world is because of human activity. It killed most of the Horned Lizards here in Texas when the fire ants were introduced. Hopefully, the Snakehead won't be as destructive.

  • snakeheads are an abomination and should be wiped out. If anyone reads this and wants to singlehandedly destroy them all they will be revered as a saint like Patrick who rid ireland of the snakes.

  • Why are they treating it like some kind of evil monster? It's a fish that walks on land! It's one of the most fascinating animals on Earth! "Battle of man vs snakehead?" Talk about over blowing something!

  • Chuck Norris catches these things by hand

  • @wazip954 prob wasn't a snakehead, dumbass .

  • Holy Shit, that's a scary fish .

  • umm when i take a snake head out and drag it out of water it dies in like 30 min not 3 days, its all propaganda

  • Come on guys,alien like fish that came out from nowhere breaking the balance in nature and breeding outrageous is important topic ?! How many times is paris hilton got drunk and fucked last month-that is important!

  • Damn asians bringing these fuckers

  • @JillnRe

    Well done.

  • Don't hate the fish, it's mighty tasty. Google "Sang Yu".

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  • illegal pets in the u.s.... damn

  • @BPMackey171

    So it is true?

    I got one Splendid Snakehead (Channa lucius) in my aquarium. Still only 2 inches big.

  • Joe Rogan bitches!

  • thumbs up if you came here because of joe rogan podcast

  • snakeheads are considered delicacy in many eastern asian cultures

  • Are these fishes edible?

  • @leechunli yeah they are. I heard it is actually one of the most tasty type of fish you can eat. lol

  • that is a scary fucking fish

  • is snakehead better or asain carp?

  • Watch this with audio transcribe on, its hilarious!!

  • Those fish are native to my country (Thailand). But they is one snakefish fish yet to come the Giant snakefish.

  • western dont make it looks like too dangerous. this fish actually a family fish. it take care its fry until it grow up. this fish also high in protein n asian use its as traditional medicine to fast cure wound. for people who love to fish. this fish is a great!!. use frog as bait. n u will 100% enjoy it!!

  • NO they don't walk in land. STUPID exaggeration! I ate this fish when I was in Thailand it is a delicasy there. Americans are ignorant cuz they don't know how to cook it. This fish is so good in giving nutrients in human bodies. PLEASE do not poisoin this fish in American waters. Gov't are trying to make money again by misleading people. THIS IS FOOD and they multiply fast with good immune system! AMERICA will not be hungry if they are not ignorant! PLEASE!

  • @kingkibawe

    ya i fully agree with you. this fish is a great fish. those stupid american dont know anything about it.

  • Fuck ads

  • HIDE YO KIDS, HIDE YO WIFE!

  • I live in Cali snakeheads & Pirahnas are illegal but who stops us..

  • Snakeheads are some ugly ass sons of bitches xD

  • pull out yer fry'n pan bois

  • bad propaganda.

    it's funny, in my place, peacock bass(from amazon) eat young giant snakehead. but local people just put a "ikan puyu" (Anabas testudineus) to counter the peacock bass invasion.

    and for the walking in the land, that is just a rubbish story. giant snakehead is not a very resilience species. u can try it your self. trust me.

  • @mohdazizee well they don't have any other fish that eats snakehead and they don't eat the snakehead so snakehead do become invasive. We had more aggressive fish to counter other fish invasion.

    and as the wallking on land yeh i sencond you ...pure rubish..

  • @mohdazizee

    Why would you ask someone to trust you about this? Why not tell people to research it themselves? If you are actually correct, you will be more convincing when people discover for themselves that you are correct. Asking people to trust you about this makes it sound like you are lying.

  • @hyperspaceboy20

    if you want to make the reseach, i welcome you to come to malaysia. :).

    but honestly, i just dont want people waste their money to make a

    reseach that is already proven.

    but if you want to do a reseach. i suggest you do about "how to

    control snakehead species : the natural way".

    good luck :)

  • bad propaganda. 

  • okay i saw river monsters about them but i had nightmres for 5 days ever night

  • advertisments are for niggers

  • I once saw a news thing on this back in 1st grade... DAMN it's nice to see this again...

  • eat it??  can they??

  • Horrible creatures!

  • Uh oh, looks like the sky is falling.....again.....

  • whoa, i hope they don't eat me!!!!

    They may eat me

    HELP!

  • its like Satan's goldfish

  • @WhiteGangster400 your comment made lol :)

  • thats a mudfish, or a cyprus trout, idk were these yankee's get the names for there fish, and these are some fucked little fish, i hooked a 4lb bass and a mudfish came bit half that shit i was so pissed.

  • America must bring democracy on snakeheads!!

  • wow.a fish that walks on land...

  • I'm curious as to what this fish will evolve into to if it continues to move onto land. Basically, will it eventually become a land creature, and will it be more lizard like than fish

  • why are these fish dangerous?

  • @MyDude1991 these fish are dangerous because of their aggressions..... human beings WERE believed to be the only race that kills something and doesnt eat it. snakeheads will Rip a creature in half and leave it there to die. They have killed MASTER hunters easily AND they can breathe AIR

  • why do they need to control it? not to be an annoying preachy hippy or anything, but nature seemed to work fine for a pretty long time without human intervention.

  • @s3xyb3astsixty9 Im a bit of a preachy hippy myself, but the thing you're missing is the ONLY reason these fish made it in to Pennsylvania and Maryland waters IS BECAUSE OF HUMAN INTERVENTION.

    Bass are a native fish here with natural predators like musky. These fish live in balance with their food sources. But when you add a veracious eater, you throw off that balance, to a point where bass could eventually be threatened. 

  • @SROD12321 yea but nature will EVENtually balance its self out NOW that doesnt mean we should do stuff like this it brings possible extinction to one creature and its would take a very long time for the world to adapt

  • @imdakingofny What creature would face extinction? The snakehead? If that's what you mean you need to double-check the definition of extinction, because snakehead are commonplace in many parts of the world.

    Read more about the issue - what people are talking about is saving the fish that were meant to be here.

    Think of it this way - someone brings aliens over from another planet and the only way they survive here is eating humans. You can destroy all aliens without extinction.

  • They should stock the Illinois river with these to keep the Asian carp in check.

  • all they need to do now is fly and then we're truly fucked

  • I love NatGeO <3

  • I like how they translated the guy speaking in Thai completely wrong -_-

  • Don't worry people. As long as there are crazy hicks that fish, and swamp folk out there, they won't get too crazy.

  • lol on 3:24 it sounds like hes saying unfucking

  • Oh come on! This isn't bad, this is AWESOME! We could have like gigantic fish crocodiles living in the waters in the distant future and THAT would be cool :D

    P.S: Before anyone questions my sanity, I meant in millions of years. ;)

  • Holy Nigtits, that fish is crazy man.

  • crap!

  • These fish are obviously far more advanced and capable of surviving and killing the native species, why cant you just leave it alone. So what if it ravages entire ecosystems? HATERS GONNA HATE

  • @Birdbomb88 wow another bitch who doesnt know what they are talkin about.

  • @perchhand You didint comprehend my obvious sarcasm? Go back to the woods hick

  • closed captioning gives it a hard political spin

  • i knnow it sounds crazy but it's just trying to survive scary fish do!

  • lets kill all snake heads and start a revulution agnst them i dont want them killing of my native trout species.

  • @TheBreebreebc13

    chill the whole scare is out of proportion most species dwell in warm water they would die in a trout habitat. I disagree with invasive species but I disagree more with poisoning water ways killing everything. from an angling perspective lets break out the top water lures and get some snake heads lol

  • khra

  • eat them all, i heard that they are very tasty.

  • ... Those snakehead fish are actually delicious and have medicinal value - particularly for wound healing~

    If you happen to catch one of them, dont waste it, cook and eat it~

  • this only shows the bad side of them. my channa sp. red fins is really awesome and has a really cool personallity

  • They're beast.

  • Easy, just let the Asians eat em. Honest to god! I've heard the Vietnamese, Filipinos, and the like eat it. It's even rare in some areas.

  • get yo shotgun!