Wild Japanese snakeheads in lakes and rivers

[JEAE21]

Would it be safe to swim in a body of water that has big snakeheads..
would they attack or possibly kill you??? If they do, how much would it hurt?

 

[killerfish]

not likely you would only need to worry about it during breeding sesaon and i think it might hurt alot to die by bleeding to death but it's not likely at all you will be attacked

 

[JEAE21]

Okay, so I just want to becareful of the nests..but what do they look like and are they on the shoreline like in the spring?

What kind of teeth do they have? Like long fangs or tons of tiny ones? How big can the snakhead itself get?

 

[guppy]

Just don't skinnydip, lol.

 

[JEAE21]

haha, yeah i don't want to lose my male pride.lol

 

[estuary]

Just don't skinnydip, lol.

 

[killerfish]

they go where ever they wan't to they have not alot but def some teeth there not to big but are ment for cutting but they will probly just swim away before you get a chance to se them

 

[WhiteLineRacer]

.. would they attack or possibly kill you??? If they do, how much would it hurt?

I think being killed would hurt quite a bit.

 

[smallguy]

Okay, so I just want to becareful of the nests..but what do they look like and are they on the shoreline like in the spring?

What kind of teeth do they have? Like long fangs or tons of tiny ones? How big can the snakhead itself get?

um the large snakeheads actualy follow around the ball of fry thats normaly near the surface in open water. sharp teeth, and depends on the species but the giant snake head gets proably over 20lbs. the fry would most likely swim away so then you would be alright from the parents (i think its the large females that protect them not sure)

 

[deangelo]

just dont swim on a nesting sight and i agree no skinny dipping...