Angler catches exotic fish that kills by biting men’s testicles

A TELEVISION angler told yesterday how he snared a fish that kills men by biting off their testicles.

ITV’s Jeremy Wade, 53, spent weeks hunting in Papua New Guinea after locals claimed the 40lb monster was castrating fishermen – with at least two bleeding to death.

He finally hooked the pacu fish in a small wooden boat – wearing just shorts and a T-shirt.

Jeremy, of Bath, said: “I’d heard of a couple of Papua New Guinea fishermen who were castrated by something in the water.

“The bleeding was so severe that they died. When I reeled it in, it had this mouth that was surprisingly human-like, with teeth like molars and powerful jaw muscles.”

Pacu fish are from the Amazon, where they need tough teeth to break open seed and nut shells.