Catfish tries to eat basketball!

[jaimoe]

http/www.snopes.com/photos/animals/catchfish.asp

"Friday afternoon, Driver was standing on the deck of his house near 119th Street West and Central when he saw an eight-inch ball floating in Sandalwood Lake.

Noticing the ball wasn't floating normally, Driver wandered to his dock for a closer look. A catfish had its mouth stuck around the ball."

 

[Teelie]

That's pretty cool. I know they can get even bigger, large enough to actually swallow people in the Mississippi River, or rather they used to. I've seen one photograph, probably the 1800's showing one the size of a small car.

http/www.snopes.com/photos/noodling.asp

And I've seen photos of bigger.

 

[digital_run]

Id love to hae a house sezed tank and keep a few.....i'd invite over people i hate for a "swim" .....and well lets just say