"This is a predator like the system’s never seen." Experts alarmed as harmful creatures spread in US waterways: 'The worst … ...

A slimy air-breathing eel that can live out of water for months at a time is slithering our way. Biologists fear the Asian swamp eel could wipe out countless small native Florida fish and ...

Florida International University researchers have documented the arrival -- and takeover -- of the asian swamp eel in Florida ...

For a crayfish in the Florida Everglades, its worst nightmare is three feet long, dark brown and pure muscle, with a mouth like a vacuum that sucks up nearly everything it can find — tiny fish, small ...

South Florida researchers warn the Everglades face an Asian swamp eel invasion, depleting small fish and starving wading birds, threatening the wetland food web.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has confirmed that an invasive species of eel was found in Bayou St. John. The impact of the Asian swamp eel on native species is unknown, according ...

What do Julia Roberts and Asian swamp eels have in common? They’re both turning up in Rochester, N.Y., all of a sudden. While the “Pretty Woman” actress’ visit is to receive the film world’s George ...

There’s another invader wreaking havoc on the Everglades ecosystem, and it’s a slimy fish with a voracious, indiscriminate appetite. Like so many other invasive species, such as iguanas and pythons, ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - The state department of wildlife and fisheries is warning the public about invasive Asian swamp eels slithering in Bayou St. John in New Orleans. The eels have been found in ...