May 20 (UPI) --An eel was spotted slithering through a gutter at the side of a road in an Australian city after apparently escaping from a nearby restaurant. The longfin eel, a species native to New ...

New Zealand is investigating the mysterious death of thousands of eels in a stream on the country’s North Island. An estimated 3,500 juvenile eels were found dead in the Kauritutahi stream, sparking ...

An "asparagus-sized" eel has reportedly been removed from an man's bottom in New Zealand. A man is said to have arrived at Auckland City Hospital's A&E last week, reports the New Zealand Herald. What ...

Ask your average North American: eels, those slimy snakelike creatures, are generally held in poor regard. For nature writer Prosek (Trout; Fly-Fishing the 41st), however, they are a compelling ...