The University of Florida, in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is asking for the public to help by reporting sightings of the invasive Asian swamp eel.

Asian swamp eels are known to disrupt food webs, which can have significant consequences for native species and the overall health of the ecosystem. Their presence in Lake Virginia is a cause for ...

A slimy air-breathing eel that can live out of water for months at a time is slithering our way. Biologists fear the Asian swamp eel could wipe out countless small native Florida fish and ...

DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — “Save a swamp, Sauté a Nutria.” Wildlife officials are proposing a special way of dealing with an invasive species wreaking havoc on Florida’s natural reserves ...

WINTER PARK, Fla. — The invasive Asian swamp eel has been discovered in Central Florida, raising concerns about potential impacts on local ecosystems. These eels, which can grow up to three feet ...