Piranha found in N. Arkansas Lake

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OMG lol that is too funny^^


Piranha are awesome though lol i want some of my own

I dated a girl who had a pirhana. Just one, in her fish tank at home. She was quite proud of it. It looked right but was actually pretty big, and I had to wonder if it was the same species. I think she said she fed it hamburger or something.
 

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Of all the questions I might have expected, mainly focused around, "How did you get to her fish tank," I will confess that I did not see that one coming.

Well, when I was a kid we had a cat who liked to chow down on our goldfish. I know that cat's like to try and grab the fish out of the tank so if there was a Piranha in said tank Mr. Whiskers may have met with an accident. Hence, my question if she had a kitty who was a tripod ;-D

I'm sorry, it's just the way my twisted SwiftDog mind works!
 
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Sooner or later, the term "invasive species" will give way to "visitor species" or "guest species" or "global species." Every time I pick up a nature article, some ignorant jackwagon is putting a plant or animal into an environment that's not ready for it.

We have lots of invasive species in Florida. Just about anything can live here. Piranhas are occasionally found here. I'm sure you've heard of our big python problem. We also belong to the lizard of the month club. Seems like I'm always seeing a lizard I've never seen before. We have 3 different kinds of iguanas. We have the disgusting poisonous cane toads that can kill your pets. We have walking catfish (although those have been disappearing the last few years). We have an area in central Florida that has a big monkey population (rumored to be left over from a Tarzan movie). We also have an enormous amount of invasive plant life. I get angry when I hear stories of people letting their exotic pets loose.
 

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I dated a girl who had a pirhana. Just one, in her fish tank at home. She was quite proud of it. It looked right but was actually pretty big, and I had to wonder if it was the same species. I think she said she fed it hamburger or something.

Was is the ones with the red on the bottom? those ones are my favorite lol.
 

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Well, when I was a kid we had a cat who liked to chow down on our goldfish. I know that cat's like to try and grab the fish out of the tank so if there was a Piranha in said tank Mr. Whiskers may have met with an accident. Hence, my question if she had a kitty who was a tripod ;-D

I'm sorry, it's just the way my twisted SwiftDog mind works!
I have a cat that fished a Snappin' Turtle out of an aquariam.
Twas a title bout, Buster Brown-Vs-Whipper Snapper, aquariam, me, oh yeah and my floor, lost, cat and turtle called it a fine mornin' and took a nap.
 
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We have lots of invasive species in Florida. Just about anything can live here. Piranhas are occasionally found here. I'm sure you've heard of our big python problem. We also belong to the lizard of the month club. Seems like I'm always seeing a lizard I've never seen before. We have 3 different kinds of iguanas. We have the disgusting poisonous cane toads that can kill your pets. We have walking catfish (although those have been disappearing the last few years). We have an area in central Florida that has a big monkey population (rumored to be left over from a Tarzan movie). We also have an enormous amount of invasive plant life. I get angry when I hear stories of people letting their exotic pets loose.

Yes! We were thinking of moving to Florida until I saw a tv special on those African rock pythons :(
 
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fljoe0

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Yes! We were thinking of moving to Florida until I saw a tv special on those African rock pythons :(

Most of the pythons are in the everglades and South Florida. It's a little too cold for them North of Palm Beach county. The 40 degree mark seems to be the dividing line for pythons. In the winter, you can get below 40 North of Palm Beach county. So if you were thinking north of PB county, you'll probably be python free. They really aren't so much a threat to humans as they are to the ecosystem.