Smoky Mt venomous madtoms

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A venomous catfish long believed extinct is "back from the dead" in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is not so good news for people walking in streams.

"Smoky Madtoms have venomous spines which they use as a defense mechanism against other species that may eat them," the National Park Service said in an Oct. 14 Facebook post.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article236306373.html

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More info on the Smoky Madtom

https://www.conservationfisheries.org/smoky-madtom#!