Lake Creature With 'Legs' Stumps Central Floridians
Woman: I 'Freaked Out A Little Bit'
POSTED: Sunday, July 27, 2008
UPDATED: 12:18 am EDT July 28,
2008
 Shawna Mitchell said she was "freaked out a little bit" after pulling the creature to a pier. |
OCOEE, Fla. -- A fish-like creature with "legs" caught in a Central Florida lake over the weekend sparked a flood of e-mails after photos of it were aired on Local 6.
IMAGES: Photos Of Catch
Shawna Mitchell said she was fishing on Starke Lake in Ocoee when she pulled something strange out of the water.Mitchell's photos showed what appeared to be a fish with two front legs and no scales.She said she was "freaked out a little bit" after pulling the creature to a pier.After Local 6 News aired the photos, viewers sent e-mails to Local6.com Sunday night suggesting it was a mud puppy, eel, lung fish or Chinese walking fish.However, Local 6 has learned that the "fish" is apparently a greater siren.It's an amphibian that is a member of the salamander family. It is described as being very reclusive.Mitchell said, "It was a great night of fishing that I won't forget any time soon," in an e-mail.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
IMAGES: Photos Of Catch Shawna Mitchell said she was fishing on Starke Lake in Ocoee when she pulled something strange out of the water.Mitchell's photos showed what appeared to be a fish with two front legs and no scales.She said she was "freaked out a little bit" after pulling the creature to a pier.After Local 6 News aired the photos, viewers sent e-mails to Local6.com Sunday night suggesting it was a mud puppy, eel, lung fish or Chinese walking fish.However, Local 6 has learned that the "fish" is apparently a greater siren.It's an amphibian that is a member of the salamander family. It is described as being very reclusive.Mitchell said, "It was a great night of fishing that I won't forget any time soon," in an e-mail.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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