Green Moray eel dcided to attack me....

[southernstyle]

Thought you guys here may like to see this. I was using my Go pro snorkeling around while my sister was visiting here. Had video running of this eel come after me after scaring a lobster out from under the rock. I guess it freaked him out enough to come after me as well. We had been following him around for a while but was keeping my distance. I was alright, he did bite my upper thigh but never felt teeth. Just felt like a hand grabbing my really hard.I am pretty sure I was lucky he didn't sink his teeth in me....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NW6yA7uB1A


No gold lately but high season is here and things should be picking up soon. So hope to be posting gold again soon.

Southernstyle

 

[tomcatpl]

hehe got u moving realy fast ..that is a sick looking thing

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[ZOFCHAK]

LOL!!! Those little buggers are mean! I don't bother trying to salvage a hook when one of those come up while bottom fishing.

 

[JOHNMARKHAM]

glad your ok..nice video too...
good luck on the upcomming hunting too
john

 

[mudpuppy]

I bet he told all his friends you taste like chicken! That lobster jumped right up out of the ocean, i didn't see him come back down either! that should have been a hint for ya!
Mud

 

[Bromly]

hehe I'm still laughing... Sorry, but very happy your OK

 

[Dig]

Little green %$&#@ LOL I'm glad you're alright!

 

[GunnarMN]

He was not going to share the lobster with you , good thing he did not give you a jolt of electricity, noce shallows tho

 

[tvr]

Beautiful water! Great video. Glad the eel didn't sink the teeth in.
Thanks for sharing it.
tvr

 

[Neita SC]

Great video. That puppy is Mean and Fast! Good thing he didn't grab anything else below the water line...............

 

[Jed in NC]

Great looking video Chris. Glad you just got nipped! Good to see you posting again.

Jed

 

[dewcon4414]

That thing was fast.... looks like it made you check all your body parts haha. It was ticked off you made it loose its lunch.

Dew

 

[stumppass]

That was CRAZY!!!

I dive a lot and have never seen a Moray that aggressive, WOW!!!

HH and watch out for them eels!

 

[Roscue2]

Nice video, and I am glad you are all right, but if that were me I would have screamed!!! Can't stand those things!

 

[tippyhound]

Years back during my Navy days I was stationed in Key West Florida. We did a lot of diving as at 18 it was about all I could legally do. Seen a lot of sharks and Moray Ells. Not that I felt safe around them, but I trusted the sharks more then the Moray Ells. They had lots of teeth and needed no provocation to attack. Was bitten twice be them. Once when I was retrieving a fish I had shot with a spear gun. Rick IL.

 

[SonnyFl]

YIIIIKES! I knew there something lacking between the ears! I thought I was the one. I got nailed by a small spotted one that darted out from under a ledge. Gloves or No Gloves, it nailed me. Ended up with many stiches on my finger. His bite really burnt. Of course a tetna shot was required. Infection didn't have a chance to sent in. I would have loved to have been there to see ya walking water. :rofl

 

[southernstyle]

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[tippyhound]

The Moray Ells I remember were not Green in color, They were quite dark,in color and could be found any where from under rocks to hiding under metal fragments, to hiding in holes in the reefs they were 3 to 8 feet in length and very vicious when cornered or disturbed.

One of the things we liked to do was hunt Claw less Lobster in the reefs. The Cubans (Conchs) had another name for them and though I remember the name I don't remember how to spell it so we'll just call them Claw less Lobsters. We would build baskets out of Porous potato sacks with heavy wire forming the mouth, this was put over the hole in the reef and a stick was pushed into the hole which if there was a lobster in the hole it would come out backwards and he was caught, unfortunately some time the occupant wasn't a lobster and the is how most of us had run ins with the Moray Ell. I only was bitten twice in two years, one was bad enough to require stitch's the other was only a scratch. Both times I got a tetanus shot. Another problem we faced was with Poisonous Jelly fish. Problem with them you didn't know they were there until It was to late and those guys would take the hide right off you. We carried Ammonia in the boat to stop the pain, but usually you required medical treatment as you suffered sever skin burns as well as skin loss.

By the way the Claw less Lobster were super good eating, very much worth the effort. Rick IL.

 

[Steve O]

That footage was great. At one point the eel stopped and looked back at you as if to say ' Yo, what do ya think your doin following me around like that, kock it off '. Glad he didn't draw blood, it could have gotten a little busier down there.