"The Asian Swamp Eel, or Synbranchidae Monopterus albus, an animal renown for its cunning and voracious appetite, began invading the tidal marshes and wetlands of Florida and Georgia about 5 years ago possibly after being released by or escaping from tropical fish collectors. It has gradually been spreading west along the Gulf of Mexico and as far north as the Carolinas. Under normal conditions, the swamp eel averages 3 feet long and is covered with a thick, slippery coating of slime. Being highly successful at breathing air, it has the unique ability to wriggle out of a small pond and wander off across dry land to a new home.

     In its native habitat, it knows few predators. In its adopted habitat, it has none."