When we say the words "crawfish boil" how many of your mouths start watering at the spot?
We're not too far away from the beginning of crawfish season in Texas, though a certain species of crayfish has some Texas officials worried and has issued a warning to the public to NOT release these creatures into the wild.
Texas Parks and Wildlife officials have asked people not to release Marbled Crayfish, also known as Marmorkrebs, into the wild, as they known to carry the crayfish plague, an infectious disease known to cause the decline and even the extinction of some European and Asian crayfish.
Not only this, but female marbled crayfish can reproduce without a male which, according to KHOU, means that a single crayfish can be the start of an entire invasive population.
Thus far, there have been no reports of marbled crayfish in the wild, but TPW officials still want to warn the public about the dangers of dumping the creatures in the wild. Instead, officials ask that you either find a new home for the crayfish, sell or trade it to someone with an aquarium, or humanely euthanize them.
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