By Robin Bruno
People like to walk, and while one is walking they often mind their business, looking at the scenery, just staring at their phones, or spacing out not paying anything any attention. They’ve been out on walks like these for a while, say they are familiar with the trail or sidewalk, nothing strange or wrong could happen. They suddenly remembered a saying, “It’s raining cats and dogs,” They ignored the thought and continued walking. But suddenly, something thuds to the ground in front of them. It’s a fish?!
It is an unimaginable occurrence for it to supposedly “rain fish”, BUT it has happened before. At the end of 2021, in the city of Texarkana, Texas, people “saw fish fall from the sky and land in their yards or sidewalks,” said Gilbert. A man on the scene of the crime, the crime of nature,
James Audrisch was working at a used car dealership when he heard “loud noises outside.” This phenomenon is scientifically termed “animal rain,” which is waterspouts rocketing small aquatic animals like frogs, crabs, and small fish into the air.
When people think about it raining fish, they often picture feeder fish, like sardines or minnows. But what if there were bigger fish falling from the sky, ones that could cause damage than a small fish.
Well, “In 2016 a woman claims a catfish fell from the sky and hit her,” said Quinn. The woman was injured by the catfish, there is no evidence of the catfish ever getting put on trial, the woman did not suffer any major injuries. Despite the low chance of a catfish falling from the sky, the chances of one hitting you is an all time low.
The main question, how on earth can it actually rain fish? Well, it doesn’t actually rain fish, the fish falling from the sky had to have gotten there somehow. Some of the obvious scientific theories are that large piscivores, like ospreys, pelicans, and herons, are simply flying with a big catch and accidentally drop it. But that doesn’t explain how larger quantities of fish all at once.
“The common consensus is that tornadoes are the culprit,” said Baird. There are also waterspouts that suck up ocean and lake water along with fish. But fish aren’t the only animals reported as raining down, there have been reports of worms and snakes to even squid and alligators.
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