Giant Stingray

The pictures below show a live, 14-foot-long giant freshwater stingray caught in the Bang Pakong River in Chachoengsao, Thailand, in March 2008.

There are accounts of freshwater stingrays growing as large as 1,000 pounds, which could make them the largest freshwater fish in the world.

The giant river rays are extremely difficult to catch, as they bury themselves in mud when hooked. They routinely break fishers' lines and bend finger-size hooks straight to escape capture.

The ray's deadly barb can easily puncture skin and bone.

Original article here.