Its just a catfish.

[MDR]

It's Just a Catfish!

For all those crazy guys who go 'noodling' for catfish and stick their arms down the fish's throat!! This would be 'all the catfish you can eat',

Each year, a few people were drowning or disappearing mysteriously in Huadu's Furong Reservoir. It was not until recently, when the son of a government official went swimming, in the reservoir and was drowned, that the secret was revealed.

It is a 3 meter (9.8ft) long man-eating catfish whose head alone is 1 meter (3.3ft) wide!

After cutting up the catfish, people were surprised to find the remains of another man inside!

Swimming in the reservoir is now forbidden because it is feared another similar man-eating catfish is still lurking in the waters.

[Yak-a-Lou]

Silly wabbit. Dat ain't no catfish. Dat's a whale shark.

Snopes has the scoop: http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/giantcatfish.asp

You got tricked by the evil Internet pixie.

[MDR]

Damn. I thought it looked a bit familiar and I almost always check anything thru Snopes before sending or posting. Thank you for the correction.

[Mung]

First of all, Snopes is a pinko/commie/leftist site, run by the Hollywood elites. They are just trying to avoid a mass panic that might destroy tourism to whatever asian country where the giant man-eating catfish is currently located.

Second, what does a LaDWF agent know about fish & game? You can't trust his opinion. I plan to lock my doors and load my guns, in case those giant catfish evolve some walking appendages and come up my street.

On a more serious note, I wonder what whale shark tastes like? Also, how do you fit enough plankton on a hook to get it to bite?