Can someone please explain to me why snakeheads are being condemned? Why are we supposed to kill every one that we encounter? I know that a lot of you will be quick to explain to me that according to Fish and Game sources they are an invasive species that will ultimately destroy all other forms of fish where they occur. I have even watched TV shows that claim that snakeheads are responsible for attacking and killing human beings. This is completely unfounded. I'm asking you to think for yourself and look at this issue from another side. Let me start by saying that when either I or you for that matter, go fishing the species we are targeting is an introduced species, just like a snakehead. The list includes all of my favorites (large and small mouth bass, northern pike, tiger muskie, walleye, rainbow and lake trout, and even bluegills. How can a snakehead be so invasive that it could eradicate all other fish in the same body of water? Yes a snakehead can live out of water for hours but it can not walk, slither or flop for any distance to the next lake. I have kept many types of fish in an aquarium including snakeheads, piranhas, arawanas, oscars, bluegills, pickerel, and even largemouth bass. I can say from my personal experience that the most aggressive species is a bass. When feeding any of the other species 25 feeder fish, any fish not consumed would get a pass to live until the predator fish got hungry again. With my bass, if he ate 15 of the 25 feeders the rest would be killed and left to float dead within an hour. Now that is aggressive. Put a largemouth bass and a snakehead in the same tank and the snakehead will be the one to give the bass a wide berth. A pack of hungry bluegills would make short work of a cluster of snakehead eggs or a school of fry just as they do with bass. So I am left to wonder what all the commotion is about. Now this is my opinion and I wonder how others feel. I have asked several people about this and I get the same answer every time. "Fish and Game says they are going to destroy our fisheries." When I ask why I get a blank stare. Can someone please name just 1 body of water that is now void of all other species now that we have snakeheads? Which lake is now deemed unswimmable because you may be attacked by these ruthless killers? i watched my TV in horror as Fish and Game officials from MD chemically killed every living thing in a lake where snakeheads were found. How many threatened species of fish, reptiles and amphibians in that lake were needlessly murdered over this which hunt? Why haven't they decimated all other fish in their native land of Asia? I have a theory that I ask you to consider. The people who are protesting the loudest have the most to lose. I will explain. There are jobs and money at stake here. People are paid to raise invasive species. People are paid to release invasive species. Money is raised for the right to fish for these other invasive species. Who will make any money on a fish that gets big, puts up a great fight and needs no help to establish itself? I have yet to hear 1 fisherman complain about the effort needed to land one of these top notch predators. Let's look at another example of false allegations and the truth behind them. In Spain about a decade or so ago a person released a few wels catfish. When they were discovered there was a wide spread campaign from Wildlife officials saying the same thing that Fish and Game is saying about snakeheads. The end result is that now in Spain you can catch a 9' long catfish and there are guides and tackle shops that specialize in catching them. All of the so called doomed species that were to be eradicated by the wels are doing just fine. Think for yourself. Raise your hand if you want to have an opportunity to catch a 3' long 15lb fish in your local lake. My hand is raised.