Word to the wise: Don’t go swimming in the Congo for any reason.
The Sun reports that brave angler Jeremy Wade poses for the ultimate holiday snap — after catching one of the world's most dangerous fish.
The Brit became one of only a handful of people who have ever landed the goliath tigerfish when he reeled in the monster from the depths of Africa's River Congo.
The species is a bigger and deadlier cousin of the piranha and has 32 teeth similar in size to those of a great white shark.
It has been known to attack crocodiles — and could tear off a human limb.
The specimen caught by Jeremy — who patiently spent eight days by the riverbank — weighed more than 100lbs and was FIVE FEET long.
He carefully held the fearsome fish at arms' length for the camera before putting it back into the water.
Jeremy, from Bath, Somerset, said: "This fish is no tench.
"It is, for all intents and purposes, a giant piranha. It is quite a beast.
"The teeth on it are incredibly sharp and are about the same length as a great white shark.”
"It also has an extremely powerful bite and has been known to consume prey the same size as itself, attack people and take pieces out of crocodiles.”
More details here
Here’s another angler catching a smaller tiger fish.
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