Alright, here it is, Me being bitten by an eel

[Diver Dennis]

It was hilarious Jim...

 

[Jim Ernst]

I had a good bite on my palm and a bunch of teeth marks on the top of my thumb. You think that was funny? It was a 20 minute swim back to the beach and my dive buddy kept signaling for me to move away from him, because I was attracting sharks. My first stop was to a vet clinic on the way home (wife works there). I didn't bother going to the ER until about 10 or 11 hours later. I only received anti-biotics and they scrubbed my wound.

Cool scar though.

I think it was funny too!!

i am very pleased to know you wernt badly injured, thanks , now that i know you and dennis are laughing also i dont feel so bad, as i roll on the floor again laughing, i sure would love to see one as cool and large as you and dennis got to see!!!

 

[Cave Diver]

That was actually my dive buddy. I think the eel was pissed I wasn't fish. He actually let go pretty quick. If you look at the start of the video I have gloves on with torn fingers. If I was a guessing man I would say the eel was confused about what was fish and what was finger. He had my entire thumb in his mouth.

Morays are reported to have notoriously bad eyesight. Most of their hunting is done by smell, so it's not surprising that it had a problem distinguishing waving fingers from fish.

 

[onfloat]

Yep, that's why I blame myself and not the eel. What was it you said about doing something stupid and having a good dive budy?

 

[Jason Ooi]

Scary! don't provoke:shakehead

Yep, that's why I blame myself and not the eel. What was it you said about doing something stupid and having a good dive budy?

 

[justleesa]

Yup, that is what Captain Bruce (Fritz) always said. Sharp teeth + poor eyesight is a baaaad combination!

I jumped when the eel shot at you....:blush:

 

[Cacia]

okay now...there is a BIG eel in the Sea Tiger...no screwing around. I do not like eels.
I think they are ugly.

I used to dive with this guy who liked to stick his hook (war hero) in the holes with the eels. Used to drive me nuts.

 

[onfloat]

I jumped when the eel shot at you....:blush:

Me too!

 

[onfloat]

okay now...there is a BIG eel in the Sea Tiger...no screwing around. I do not like eels.
I think they are ugly.

I used to dive with this guy who liked to stick his hook (war hero) in the holes with the eels. Used to drive me nuts.

I'm not bringing any fish and MM will have the video camera.

 

[JeffG]

We talked about it in a couple of other threads, I have since found that a couple of places to host video files, so here it is.


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6840687466808945621


I did not put this with the music or film it. I owe all of that to my good dive buddy lee08

LOL