RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lurking in the depths of the Potomac River is a wriggly monster that can grow to four feet long. With its sharp teeth, the snakehead devours other fish, and biologists fear it ...

To eliminate the snakehead menace, Maryland wildlife officials dumped the pesticide rotenone into the Crofton pond, killing all of its fish. Six adult snakeheads went belly up—as did more than 1,000 ...

The Chesapeake Channa, better known as the northern snakehead, has become a prized target for anglers across Maryland — even as it remains an invasive threat to the state’s waterways. Introduced to ...

There’s not much that the Northern Snakehead Fish can’t do. It’s an aggressive hunter. Its unique respiratory system lets it survive outside of water for days at a time. It’s also a prolific breeder, ...

Parts of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay are loaded with invasive fish species — most notably snakeheads, which were introduced illegally into Maryland waters some 20 years ago and have been vilified by ...