Are dwarf snakeheads legal to keep?

Here is a list of banned states: Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington. There may be more states that either have recently passed or are about to pass a ban on Snakeheads.
 
hobie237 said:
I would think it would assume it would apply to dwarfs. Those things are nuts. I was afraid one was going to crawl up my toilet and eat me or something...
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U.S. media sensationalism about the Crofton incident was absurd. Such inane prattle as that uttered by no less than U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Gale Norton herself did nothing but impart official sanction to blatant misinformation:

"These fish are like something from a bad horror movie. A number of these species can survive in the wild in freshwater almost anywhere in the United States. They can eat virtually any small animal in their path. They can travel across land and live out of water for at least three days. They reproduce quickly. They have the potential to cause enormous damage to our valuable recreational and commercial fisheries. We simply must do everything we can to prevent them from entering our waters, either accidentally or intentionally."
 
Veneer said:
"They can travel across land and live out of water for at least three days."
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I agree ! absurd.

Ha! 3 days out of water and still alive.
One of my snakeheads died after only 3 hours out of the water after he decided that the living room floor was more comfortable than his tank.

I will say that if they are kept wet and the conditions are right they can live for quite a while out of water. But like everyone has said, complete media hype.
 
TheMightyQueenPixie said:
I think the whole "channa" complex is banned... http://news.fws.gov/newsreleases/r9/09E74A8D-8E2E-49E9-B0F551156137A349.html
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Pixie, you're right... the ban you mentioned in that link has been passed. The importation and interstate transport of them is banned, but the federal government has not banned ownership per se. So, unless the state you live in has banned them, you can own one. However, you cannot transport one across state lines... this would probably include purchasing one and having it shipped to you across state lines, and you'd probably be found to be part of a conspiracy if you had someone else get it for you from across state lines.
 
Since it costs the state in which I reside (and already pay high taxes which are being increased 60% over the next three years) multiple millions of tax dollars to resolve, I cannot consider it absurd. Beyond that, as the fish are now well established in the Potomac and its tributaries, monitoring populations is going to be an indefite on-going expense for all of us in the area. Ecological stupidity I cannot find either amusing or absurd. :rant:
 
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RTR said:
Since it costs the state in which I reside (and already pay high taxes which are being increased 60% over the next three years) multiple millions of tax dollars to resolve, I cannot consider it absurd. Beyond that, as the fish are now well established in the Potomac and its tributaries, monitoring populations is going to be an indefite on-going expense for all of us in the area. Ecological stupidity I cannot find either amusing or absurd. :rant:
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I'm from Ellicott City, and I agree completely. If memory serves me correctly, and I like to think that it does, they found the pond where the snakehead were released, and drained it for a week (more than enough time to kill the snakeheads) and they're still there. So either they managed to move to another body of water, or they can survive for long periods of time out of water. Either way, it wasnt just media sensationalism, it was a real problem, it is a real problem, and it will continue to be a real problem in my state.
 
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