A VORACIOUS pike has died in agony trying to swallow a big CARP. The notorious freshwater predator literally bit off more than it could chew – and choked to death. The powerful pike met a sticky end after surviving being hooked by at least two fishermen this summer. The 32-inch 12lb fish is believed to have lurked in the murky depths of a lake at a fishery for the last 10 years before surfacing earlier this year. But the mighty monster paid a terrible price for its greed as it died battling to gulp down the carp, which weighed about 3lb. David Walker, who owns Hermitage Fisheries in Clare, near Sudbury, Suffolk, found the pike in the water with its victim in a bizarre death dance. He was alerted after the fearsome fish was spotted floating dead in the middle of the pond by one of his regular anglers. Mr Walker, a farmer who has spent 15 years building the fisheries as a hobby, said he was absolutely “stunned” by his staggering find.