**First published in December of 2007, Elena Cruz described her experience filming these monster fish and what it was like hunting for the perfect shot of these unique species.**

Elena Cruz - Producer

FISHZILLA:The Invasive Snakehead! Just when you think it's safe...snakehead frenzy grabs you by the gills! Media reports first dubbed this incredible invasive species, 'Frankenfish.' I came to know this tenacious predator as Fishzilla.

I remembered hearing about this strange, scary story from East Coast friends. But it wasn't until I actually talked to people on the snakehead frontlines that I realized this was really big news. But what was this ferocious fish with a ravenous appetite that destroys food chains - breeding, feeding and spreading non-stop? News reports described a creature from a nightmare. 'It breathes air...has teeth like a shark... a taste for blood... and can even 'walk' on land.'

My epic hunt for the phenomenal Fishzilla took me to remote corners of the globe. A village reservoir in Thailand. A smugglers' supermarket in LA. An 'electrofishing' expedition near the Pentagon. And a small-town Maryland pond where the snakehead first made headlines. The truth turned out to be even more amazing than I imagined.

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Hooked: Fishzilla airs tonight, August 10 at 10p.