Watch Asian swamp eels emerge from the mud for feeding time

Boing Boing is highlighting the Asian swamp eel, a freshwater fish with a snake-like body and no visible scales. Native to East and Southeast Asia, it inhabits wetlands, rice paddies, and slow-moving streams—and it's equipped with a remarkable ability to breathe through its skin and the lining of its mouth, allowing it to thrive in oxygen-poor water and survive days outside water when necessary.

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