There always is a small amount of air between the ice and water.
> I would imagine that they would be able to withstand long periods w/o access
> to surface air at low temperatures (like below ice at 4 deg C). If a silly
> little map turtle can overwinter for 6 mos without a breath, I'd be really
> amazed if a snakehead couldn't. More likely, they're just facultative
> air-breathers that use it when they can.
Most obvious.
Whatever. Whenever one encounters a snakehead outside of its natural
habitat, kill it!!!
Steffen
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