Fort Lauderdale Green Moray Eel Video

[marshallkarp]

Here is my short three minute video with my encounter with a big green moray eel on my Fort Lauderdale reef dive from late June. The reefs were beautiful and seemed healthy. My dive buddy found this moray hiding in this crevice. I shot about a minute and a half of video just hover over top and thinking, "Don't come up here, just don't come up here." Fortunately, the eel stayed put.

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[Blackwood]

Why didn't you want it to come out? You can barely see it!

Thanks for sharing.

 

[cudachaser]

You should have grabbed it's tail...just don't poke at his nose...I got bit doing that

 

[marshallkarp]

I have been getting this question by a few people:

Why didn't you get closer?

Answer:

I didn't want to.

I was not born and raised in the ocean reef water like some of you and am very obviously inexperienced when it comes to reef life. Until what time I get better adapted to it, I like to look, but at a distance.