moray eel bite

[Superlyte27]

7 Stitches? Holy crap that would suck. I hope all is well.

The one time I almost got bitten was my fault. I was in Key Largo and a big Eel was inside a small reef cave. I could see a bit of his tail and barely a spot of his head. I thought that if I poked his tail, his head would come out more. On the second poke, he turned around and just barely missed my glove. Completely my fault.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Crass3000, could have been Goldenspotted Eel. Check it out.

 

[EastEndDiver]

my thoughts exactly...unless you hassle the animal i don't see how it can bite you

The that bit me was a Black Spotted Moray ,they are known to be aggressive and have poor eyesight it might have mistaken my hand as prey . I never "hassled" it even after it bit me.

 

[rjk75]

The Spotted Morays have poor eyesight? Okay, that's it--I'm wearing my jockstrap and protective cup under my wetsuit from now on!

 

[EastEndDiver]

rjk just don't let it "dangle" and be glad for "shrinkage" while diving

 

[MMM]

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