#Fish with human-looking teeth frightens beachgoers off Outer Banks

#Fish with human-looking teeth frightens beachgoers off Outer Banks

“#Fish with human-looking teeth frightens beachgoers off Outer Banks” “Jaws” ain’t got nothin’ on these chompers. A sheepshead fish with human-looking teeth is freaking people out after it was caught off the Outer Banks. According to Jennette’s Pier in North Carolina, Nathan Martin caught a grinning 9-pound fish whose teeth resemble dentures. A photo captioned…

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#’Penis’ snakes pop up in Florida

#’Penis’ snakes pop up in Florida

“#’Penis’ snakes pop up in Florida” This manaconda is constricting the Sunshine State. Thought California’s flotilla of “sea penises” wasn’t phallic enough? Enter the “penis snake,” a similarly manhood-shaped invader that’s causing a hubbub in Florida. “Very little is known about these animals in the wild,” Florida herpetologist Coleman Sheehy told Creative Loafing of the…

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#Humongous tropical fish stuns beach-goers in Oregon

#Humongous tropical fish stuns beach-goers in Oregon

“#Humongous tropical fish stuns beach-goers in Oregon” He must’ve heard about the heatwave. The record-breaking hot temps aren’t the only tropical-seeming phenomenon to hit the Beaver State of late. Oregon beachcombers were stunned after discovering a wildly colorful 100-pound exotic fish on the shore in the state’s northwestern region. “A large fish, rare to the…

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#Over 20 large goldfish discovered in Minnesota lake

#Over 20 large goldfish discovered in Minnesota lake

“#Over 20 large goldfish discovered in Minnesota lake” Pet fish are not wild fish. City officials in Burnsville, Minnesota, recently tweeted out a warning against dumping pet fish in the wild after a large number of goldfish were found in one of the city’s waterways.  It was the latest example of large pet fish being found in lakes…

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#Large goldfish caught in the wild across multiple states spark warnings from local officials

#Large goldfish caught in the wild across multiple states spark warnings from local officials

“#Large goldfish caught in the wild across multiple states spark warnings from local officials” Aquarium fish don’t belong in lakes and rivers. Two anglers in different states recently made headlines for catching large goldfish in the wild. While this was likely an exciting moment for them, local officials aren’t celebrating. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources confirmed on its…

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#‘Vampire Fish’ spotted twice in California’s American River

#‘Vampire Fish’ spotted twice in California’s American River

“#‘Vampire Fish’ spotted twice in California’s American River” Apparently, vampires live under the water. An unusual-looking fish is reportedly making a comeback in the American River, as divers said they recently spotted the creature twice in California. Sacramento CBS reported the divers spotted the so-called vampire fish (Pacific lamprey) in the American River, a waterway that runs for…

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#Diver spots fish wearing a gold wedding ring in Australia

#Diver spots fish wearing a gold wedding ring in Australia

“#Diver spots fish wearing a gold wedding ring in Australia” One man’s treasure is a fish’s trash. A common mullet fish was spotted in the southern Pacific Ocean looking like a thousand bucks — by reasonable estimates. Earlier this week, travel writer and avid snorkeler Susan Prior, who lives on Australia’s Norfolk Island, shared images…

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#Monster sturgeon caught in Detroit River

#Monster sturgeon caught in Detroit River

“#Monster sturgeon caught in Detroit River” A US Fish and Wildlife Service crew got the shock of their lives when, while on patrol on the Detroit River, they reeled in a nearly 6-foot-10, 240-pound sturgeon, likely over 100 years old. The fish, believed to be one of the largest ever caught in the United States,…

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