News Life Sawfish don’t saw Spiked snouts slash, impale and whack prey By Susan Milius March 6, 2012 at 1:22 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print View the video Sawfish use their fearsome-looking snout to sense and slash at prey, new experiments with wild-caught fishes have found. istolethetv/Flickr Sawfishes use their spiked snouts as a combination sword, antenna and serving spoon — but not much at all as a saw, scientists have found.