A 14-year-old boy made an shocking discovery while fishing in a Florida pond. Piranhas are native to South America and not found anywhere in the state other than on the black market. Incidentally, it is a crime to sell, stock, or possess piranhas anywhere in the state. 10 days after the initial find, another piranha was caught in the pond, then a third prompting great alarm from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials. Today, officials dumped a fish-killing chemical called rotenone in the lake to kill off the piranhas; the flesh-eating piranhas would have fed on any fish and other animal life in the lake. After iradicating the piranhas, they hope to stock the lake with native freshwater fish species.
Freaky!
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