India, April 13 -- US environmentalists are suggesting Anglers in Missouri cut off the head of predatory, reptile-looking fish that has the ability to breathe air.

In a similar appeal, state wildlife biologists on Friday warned that an invasive fish, which was initially discovered in Lake Norman, is now harming native largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass throughout the state.

Originally from Asia, northern snakehead fish were first discovered in a Maryland pond in 2002, as per the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Snakeheads made their way to the Potomac River two years later, and Missouri is now among the most recent states to issue a warning about the invasive fish species.

Its head has a snake-like appearance, and its body pattern ...