They are considered invasive and every state's DNR's want them killed BUT they were found in the Potomac river in the early 2000. People freaked out as the Potomac was one of the best bass rivers on the east coast, and arguably still is. The snakeheads did not destroy the river like feared.
Unfortunately invasive species are a fact of life, snakeheads, asian carp, pythons, island apple snails, cuban frogs, tegu's in FL. Our kids will grow up with this and not know any different. Smallmouth bass are technically invasive to VA but are now managed by VDGIF and are considered a game fish; they have been there for over a hundred years.
My point is we are not going to eradicate all this, but nature is remarkably adaptable. The snakehead is a very good fish to eat, so catch em and eat em!
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