First Ocean Dive Ever - Belize with Nurse Sharks & Eel

[chillyinCanada]

Remember what your mom used to say: just because everyone else is jumping off a bridge doesn't mean you should do it too.

Listen well to the dive briefings and then follow the dive plan. If you are always finding yourself deeper than you intended to go then you have some work to do.

Ya, cool eel experience but never trust an eel. Now that you felt one you never have to do that again, right?

 

[Oldbear]

Feeding and petting moray eels is dangerous.

I took my PADI UW Photography class in Thailand from a diver who routinely fed and played with a moray eel. It was great for others to witness this...until that one day when he lost his thumb.

Moray Attacks Scuba Diver and Eats Thumb! - YouTube

He now has one of his toes to replace the thumb. Nice guy but learned a hard lesson.

 

[thejamez]

Feeding and petting moray eels is dangerous.

same to be said about pretty much any wild creature land or sea.. especially if it's got a mouth full or teeth

 

[Larry C]

That is one scary story, and everything that is wrong with some tourist dive operations rolled into one experience. Be thankful you're alive and have all of your fingers intact.