Snake Head Fish

 

David Singapogu

9-16-2020

Science Week 6

 

The Snake Head is an astonishing invasive animal! Here are some of the snake head’s features. The snake head can actually breathe out of water! It is able to do this using its suprabranchial organ. The snake head has sharp dagger-like teeth on its protruding jaw. Baby snake heads can travel across land. Snake heads actually play the very top role in the marine food chain. They are very aggressive animals and can grow up to 3 ft. long! After mating the female lays from about 40,000 to 50,000 eggs in one year. The snake head is an awe-striking animal!

            Even though the snake head has many interesting features, you would not want them raiding your pond! They are a very invasive species of animal! Invasive species of animals will eventually dominate a body of water. However, the snake head is one of the most aggressive fish ever! The most terrifying thing about the snake head is that by the time you find one, there are probably hundreds already out there! As you can see you definitely do not want to find one in your local lake! However the good news is that they are a very tasty variety of fish and are one of my Dad’s favorite Indian dishes! They have even invaded the State of Georgia! Although they have an outstanding makeup, they are not the coolest fish environmentally.

 

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Snakehead.” Encyclopædia Britannica,Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 10 Oct. 2019, www.britannica.com/animal/snakehead-fish.

“Meet the Land-Walking, Air-Breathing Snakehead Fish.” National Geographic, 1 Nov. 2019, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/n/northern-snakehead.

What Are Snakeheads?, www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-are-snakeheads?qt-news_science_products=0.