The Red Snakehead Fish or Channa micropeltes is considered a dangerous and invasive species that can grow to 7 feet and 22lbs. Snakeheads can even crawl on land and have the ability to survive outside water for 3 to 7 days! As the Snakehead fish grows older, they lose their stripes and turn a bluish black and white pattern on their upper body. 
Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, India, and Myanmar are all place that you can find the Snakehead Fish. They have even been recently reported in Britain, Wisconsin and Maryland! To find out more about these dangerous creatures check out the video below...
If you see one of these things in the USA, contact the fish & wildlife authorities. Possession and release of them into the wild is illegal in the USA.
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