School Of 30 Fish 'Walking' Through Neighborhood Shocks Homeowners
'I've Never Seen Anything Like It,' Homeowner Says
POSTED: Wednesday, July 16, 2008
UPDATED: 7:56 am EDT July 17,
2008
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. -- About 30 fish were spotted "walking" through a Florida neighborhood, shocking homeowners who said they've never seen anything like it.
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"I was like, 'No way there's fish in the street,'" homeowner Dianna Fernandez said. "And I kept going further and further and seeing fish everywhere -- in driveways. I've never seen anything like it."The walking catfish were spotted in the road near a Pinellas Park subdivision Tuesday.The fish used their pectoral fins to walk or shuffle around the streets. Video showed the fish moving through the neighborhood.A scientist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the catfish can travel on land as long as they stay moist."We thought it was a prank at first," resident Hannah Cline said. "(We thought) that maybe somebody dumped some fish but then we realized that it was coming up from the sewer that we had so much rain last night."Experts said the type of fish spotted in the neighborhood likely hit the land because of the large amounts of rain in the area.Homeowners said it is the first time they've ever seen fish in their neighborhood.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
IMAGES: Fish In Florida Neighborhood "I was like, 'No way there's fish in the street,'" homeowner Dianna Fernandez said. "And I kept going further and further and seeing fish everywhere -- in driveways. I've never seen anything like it."The walking catfish were spotted in the road near a Pinellas Park subdivision Tuesday.The fish used their pectoral fins to walk or shuffle around the streets. Video showed the fish moving through the neighborhood.A scientist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the catfish can travel on land as long as they stay moist."We thought it was a prank at first," resident Hannah Cline said. "(We thought) that maybe somebody dumped some fish but then we realized that it was coming up from the sewer that we had so much rain last night."Experts said the type of fish spotted in the neighborhood likely hit the land because of the large amounts of rain in the area.Homeowners said it is the first time they've ever seen fish in their neighborhood.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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