Missouri Department of Conservation staff and members of the Illinois River Biological Station caught a 37-inch American eel earlier this summer.

Unlike most eel species, which live in saltwater their entire lives, the American eel spends most of its life in freshwater before returning to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. It’s probably their final ...

American Eels begin their lives as microscopic larvae drifting across the Atlantic. American Eels begin their lives as microscopic larvae drifting across the Atlantic. Guided by the scent of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eels. Just the name can bring shivers to some. Slippery, slimy and wiggly like snakes. All true, but some of us think they are ...