I'd rather have frogs.Snakeheads can't sing.They fight hard and annihilate frogs, just saying
Northern Snakehead Channa argus are highly piscivorous obligate-air breathers native to Asia and currently assigned as injurious wildlife under the federal Lacey Act. In October of 2019, an angler reported catching and releasing an adult Northern Snakehead in a small private pond in Gwinnett County, Georgia. In response, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Fisheries staffers surveyed over 90 acres of wetland and 5.7 miles of stream and river using passive and active sampling methods to determine the extent and abundance of the suspected snakehead population. Two adult and 14 juvenile Northern Snakeheads were captured within proximity of the pond during a series of boat and backpack electrofishing surveys.
Low detection rates were suspected throughout field surveys, and a subsequent rotenone treatment in the pond and a portion of the adjacent downstream wetlands produced 18 additional juvenile snakeheads. The most effective field surveying methods were electrofishing after eliminating vegetative cover (catch-per-unit-effort [CPUE] = 6.1 fish/hour) and rotenone (18 fish/application). Genetic analysis of pectoral fin clips from a subset (n = 6) of the specimens confirmed the two adult northern snakeheads were a breeding pair that produced at least two cohorts during the summer of 2019.
While it is currently unknown whether a remnant population of wild Northern Snakeheads would threaten Georgia’s native fishes, examples of other known wild northern snakehead populations in the United States are discussed to offer insight as to how this exotic and potentially invasive species could affect local aquatic ecosystems.
I bet they have a more exotic name for them in the restaurants.Watch the show Bizarre Foods. There is an episode on snakeheads over populating up north, and a local chef tried cooking them. Turns out they are a very white flesh, mild and people love them. They are being sold in high end restaurants.
We have people that argue spotted bass aren't invasive..Many places up north are arguing they are not invasive as labeled. If they was that invasive the Potomac wouldn't be holding massive bass tournaments every year.
If they eat all the frogs we will be up to our tailbone in bugs.They fight hard and annihilate frogs, just saying
We have people that argue spotted bass aren't invasive..
I'm not talking about Billy bob and Joe Hill that fish at he same spot every weekend. There is actually scientific data that supports this.
If you want to get technical, Human beings are the most invasive species in the history of existence.
Humans are an infestation