Scuba Diver handling Moray Eel, it enjoys it .....................

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  • Scuba Diver playing with wild moray eel and it enjoys the encounter.

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  • @kristyandesouza5980
    @kristyandesouza5980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4748

    Nature: genuinly terrifying creature
    Human: PET

    • @branchie8979
      @branchie8979 2 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      Hey It’s not our fault they all love it

    • @99shoebox
      @99shoebox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I thought it was rather beautiful.

    • @tigertoxins584
      @tigertoxins584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      have you even seen gengis moths or deep sea eels?

    • @RuskySevmor
      @RuskySevmor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It kinda looks cool than terrifying

    • @masterdisaster1522
      @masterdisaster1522 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tigertoxins584 ya

  • @rithrius5384
    @rithrius5384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9584

    _"Frank, you only have 2 minutes of oxygen left!"_
    _"Tell my wife i loved her."_

    • @mikeratomn3475
      @mikeratomn3475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +335

      As I pet this eel

    • @atop7573
      @atop7573 2 ปีที่แล้ว +237

      Ah yes he loved her, now he loves the eel

    • @Monsterthatsunderyourbed
      @Monsterthatsunderyourbed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      "Tell my wife...I tolerated her and that hellspawn she birthed for too long"

    • @jinx1987
      @jinx1987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@Monsterthatsunderyourbed goddamn, savage! 😂

    • @Sumschmuck
      @Sumschmuck 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      SHE KNOWS!

  • @louisbowels6858
    @louisbowels6858 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9527

    I like how our paradigm as a species has gone from "I gotta eat that" to "I gotta pet that"

    • @moomoo-bv3ig
      @moomoo-bv3ig 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +134

      I imagine its that way because that is how men came to understand women. Now he tries the pets with everything

    • @StarSailor1343
      @StarSailor1343 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +151

      Redemption arc

    • @allent1152
      @allent1152 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +315

      ​@@StarSailor1343 we literally have to eat animals too live and even moreso in the past. You dont need redemption when youve done nothing wrong.

    • @StarSailor1343
      @StarSailor1343 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      @@allent1152 vegans. Your move

    • @telmobrito519
      @telmobrito519 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@StarSailor1343 you need lab grown supplement in 99 % of people for this diet to be non-fatal and it will still be impossible for a part of the population, i wouldnt call that a solution, except maybe if you are also a eugenist.

  • @SirArturia
    @SirArturia 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +658

    I once read in a book that "most animals, domesticated or not, enjoy being pet by humans because it's a sensation they rarely, if ever, get to experience from any other animal." I wasn't sure about the validity of that statement until I saw this video.

    • @miramitchell3258
      @miramitchell3258 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +106

      Well that’s certainly helpful considering the seemingly universal human instinct to pet anything and everything that moves

    • @milesmouse72
      @milesmouse72 หลายเดือนก่อน

      physical contact is very often a good sensation for most animals..even sharks and fish enjoy this from time to time...

    • @mtango9985
      @mtango9985 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes because love and creation is the universal law
      The world turns to sh#t because humans disobey this laws

    • @braedenmclean5304
      @braedenmclean5304 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      I always assumed animals enjoyed it because it sort of mimics a form or grooming that animals do to bond and stuff

    • @josephd.5524
      @josephd.5524 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +29

      As a counter argument, I offer one word;
      Hippopotamus

  • @firsttimeforge3596
    @firsttimeforge3596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3778

    Diving instructor: “and here we have the Moray Eel, one of the most aggressive species in the ocean”
    Diver: *pets* “but what’s his name?”

    • @pandamonium7170
      @pandamonium7170 2 ปีที่แล้ว +212

      Fernando, his name is Fernando.

    • @cyber_inu
      @cyber_inu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      @@pandamonium7170 Can I pet Fernando too?

    • @pandamonium7170
      @pandamonium7170 2 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      @@cyber_inu It is not me you must ask, but Fernando. Only he can give permission for pets.

    • @serpentinewolf7085
      @serpentinewolf7085 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Me at any growling dog to ever dog.

    • @cydc.r.1487
      @cydc.r.1487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @rubber_face8410
    @rubber_face8410 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3858

    Moray eel: *Is a scary ass marine predator with a painful bite*
    Diver: *Scratching time!*

    • @dehydratdwater
      @dehydratdwater 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Hydrate my water

    • @rubber_face8410
      @rubber_face8410 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@dehydratdwater Water Hydrated!

    • @sidniesantos8485
      @sidniesantos8485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Rubber_Face is your profile pic of an elephant seal?

    • @rubber_face8410
      @rubber_face8410 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sidniesantos8485 Yes!

    • @lepindre9193
      @lepindre9193 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@rubber_face8410 cute

  • @Gotofy105
    @Gotofy105 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3168

    I don’t know what’s weirder the fact that someone wanted to touch a fish that essentially is a tube with a mouth full of broken glass, or the fact that said tube enjoyed being touched!

    • @JazzyW-sv1xj
      @JazzyW-sv1xj 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +184

      Okay your description of the eel made me crack up 😂

    • @arablues4142
      @arablues4142 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      For f#ck sake stop being racist, It's a hose, not a tube, there's a difference

    • @nagoogle8542
      @nagoogle8542 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

      SAID TUBE

    • @Sihgilanu
      @Sihgilanu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

      we're not much better, you know...
      we breath largely inert gas, but specifically for the corrosive part
      our saliva could probably make anything we bit go into toxic shock if they actually survived
      we go out of our way to upend entire ecosystems just so we can build homes
      we dig massive pits for stone, and have absolutely gigantic machines that roll themselves up the spiralling path, powered by million-years old compressed bacteria
      we regularly travel hundreds of miles a day to perform a task (that, at this point, only abstractly helps our community - at best...) in similar heavy metal boxes
      we developed a weapon that hits you before you can even hear it! not to mention the fact that some variants of the projectile explode *inside* of you!
      our kind is known to be murderers, kin-killers, thieves, and some of those rise to positions of power! we hunt for sport! we kill because we can!
      should we really be asking why someone is willing to pet a tube with broken glass for teeth?
      or should we ask, instead, why the eel is willing to be pet by us, the real life equivalent of space orks?
      to which the answer is, of course, because it hasn't heard the news.

    • @Gotofy105
      @Gotofy105 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

      @@Sihgilanu oh look at Dr. Smartass over here.

  • @sillyscribbles3
    @sillyscribbles3 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1243

    I came into this video knowing this guy was going pet a moray eel. I also came in knowing that morays have been known to be docile with humans and sometimes like being pet. And even with this eel enjoying the attention, seeing the diver do it with his bare fingies nearly gave me a heart attack. This man has balls of tungsten.

    • @Volyren
      @Volyren 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +118

      Its just risk/reward. The risk is needing a bandaid. Stitch, tops. The reward is giving scritches to satan's fl*shlight.
      Theres a mountain lion that naps on my deck once or twice a month. No, I don't feed him or go out there, but the call of 'pet the danger' is too strong. The sliding glass door locks freely in position. So, just enough for 2 fingers. That was *my* risk/reward calculation.
      But he seems chill and friendly with me. Loves chin scratchies. He puckers up and its adorable.
      Then.... he returns the affection.
      And I need ointment.
      He doesn't have a sandpaper tongue. He has a bed of needles. 3 licks, and blood is welling.
      But, if I don't let him lick me, he gives me kitty guilt trip stares through the glass until i break.
      I just keep neosporin by the door now, in case he drops by.
      He's a good reminder that even affection can be dangerous, and seeing the pursed lips and that harley davidson purr is worth a few layers of skin.
      But thats it.
      I wouldn't let him inside. Even though I'm 100% certain he wouldn't attack me, if he made biscuits in my lap, i'd need to go to the hospital.

    • @marcusbullock630
      @marcusbullock630 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Morays can sever fingers.

    • @jkg6211
      @jkg6211 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +78

      ​@@Volyren
      "Band-Aid...stitches tops".
      Dude - Moray have been know to remove fingers... and worse.
      Much worse.
      This isn't an over-grown kitty. Lol

    • @Volyren
      @Volyren 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      @@jkg6211 my expertise lies in the fuzzy. (And one weird owl). The only aquatic pal I ever had was a popeye goldfish. He also liked headpats. Would spit water at you, then hide behind his treasure chest. And he begged for human food.
      You'd think ramen noodle or a few pieces of rice or even meat would be his favorite. Nope. Canned green beans.
      And yeah. He still eats fish food. But he's on the kitchen counter, and half the time, I just sit and eat there. So he wants to try the food too.
      Other than him, I've no fish experience.
      And with fuzzy critters, the bandaid/stitches bit works. Its all size-related. Give me an angry chihuahua bite over a horse-nip any day.
      Come to think of it, I don't ever think I've bought a pet. I just make friends with weird things. Or take pets people don't want, like my goldfish. I've got a bobcat named Uncle who is basically my housecat, and a sweetheart. Theres the raccoon, Stumpy, who likes coming in to hang out and play with the cat at night, and every week or so, the owl stops by for chicken nuggets (have to be crispy) and hugs, surprisingly.
      I didn't want to name him a dumb owl name, like Hootie. So I considered Weird Owl Yankovich. He *is* weird.
      But Hootie stuck, so I named him Blowfish.
      I'm starting to think I'm a Disney princess in denial. So I'll take your advice and leave Ursula's s*x toys alone.

    • @jkg6211
      @jkg6211 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@Volyren
      Lol
      Smart. ;)

  • @ExtremelyToxic
    @ExtremelyToxic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13282

    Imagine you're a prickly predator your whole life and then suddenly someone introduces petting and you realize you're just kinda a long-fish cat

    • @hoihoipoipoi
      @hoihoipoipoi ปีที่แล้ว

      fish dog*
      cats are assholes.

    • @terde9651
      @terde9651 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      Aww, well said ❤️

    • @Super-Saiyan-Banana
      @Super-Saiyan-Banana ปีที่แล้ว +297

      long-fish cat

    • @TraderSamsara
      @TraderSamsara ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Prometheus

    • @ExtremelyToxic
      @ExtremelyToxic ปีที่แล้ว +111

      @@Super-Saiyan-Banana more grammatically correct would honestly be long fish-cat but I don't have have heart to edit such a banger comment

  • @silverscorpio24
    @silverscorpio24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6762

    Eel: State your business, creature
    Diver: I come with scritches
    Eel: Alright. Proceed.

    • @brenellaitalia
      @brenellaitalia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      LOL

    • @viix3815
      @viix3815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      You swim near me because I allow it, you will pet me cause I demand it.

    • @joeyberg5765
      @joeyberg5765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@viix3815 Local space squid AI craves pets, more to come at 11

    • @CreekCampo
      @CreekCampo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@viix3815 I understood that reference 👉

    • @Thisisaweirdthing2makeusdo
      @Thisisaweirdthing2makeusdo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂

  • @a.jjoans5822
    @a.jjoans5822 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

    I love how this diver approaches the eel like it's a puppy, offering their hand for it to basically smell first

    • @Aurorya
      @Aurorya 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      It's so the eel could recognise him. Their vision is quite bad, so if he directly pet her she may be startled and it can be dangerous for him, but with the smell the eel can be like "what is this? Oh It's that weird creature again, time to relax".
      It's just like if you're walking in the street alone and suddently a friend of yours sees you and jumps on your back, well you would be startled and not too happy to see them at first, surely you would prefer if they say hi before even touching you 😂

  • @AUDACITY245
    @AUDACITY245 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +316

    Everyone's talking about how humans pet everything, but nobody talking about the fact that this eel is so damn precious 😭

    • @santa_with_a_gun
      @santa_with_a_gun 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      its a scaly tube full of spikes and electricity

    • @AUDACITY245
      @AUDACITY245 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      @@santa_with_a_gun but damn are they cute

    • @Aurorya
      @Aurorya 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      ​@@santa_with_a_gun moray eels don't produce electricity though

    • @santa_with_a_gun
      @santa_with_a_gun 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@Aurorya oh

    • @c.E_VO
      @c.E_VO 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      the way he leaned INTO the neck scritchas healed some of my generational trauma

  • @PunkMartyr
    @PunkMartyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8536

    “Thank you bro. Ever since Ursula got banished not gonna lie i’ve been kind of lonely.”

    • @crystalmckinney3151
      @crystalmckinney3151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      Underrated comment 🙌🤣

    • @butterqueen767
      @butterqueen767 2 ปีที่แล้ว +171

      “No worries man. We all get a little lonely sometimes.”

    • @Sash_Storymaker
      @Sash_Storymaker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      "Hey speaking of which, where's your brother at? I mean ngl I thought you guys were dead."

    • @hadesgodoftheunderworld9144
      @hadesgodoftheunderworld9144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      This made my day.

    • @PunkMartyr
      @PunkMartyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @Nuke em' have you ever been on a date with a girl in a canoe and some random crab with a Caribbean accent started encouraging you to kiss her?

  • @kongfeet81
    @kongfeet81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12921

    gives eel neck rubs
    *ITS WHOLE BODY IS NECK*

    • @zanemastus812
      @zanemastus812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +411

      necc

    • @phir9255
      @phir9255 2 ปีที่แล้ว +398

      Snakes and eels do have neck and tail regions, not sure about where the neck ends but the tail begins at the cloaca.

    • @kongfeet81
      @kongfeet81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      @@phir9255 I figured as much but it’s still funny

    • @pantheracheaxb747
      @pantheracheaxb747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Valid reason to pet the entire 'neck' with both hands.

    • @ansuz5903
      @ansuz5903 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@phir9255 neck ends at the shoulders obviously

  • @charmanderlover6433
    @charmanderlover6433 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +307

    So cute!! I love how the eel leans into it! He's really enjoying this and seems loose and happy the entire time. No signs of aggression at all. He just leans in, lifts his chin and goes "Ah, yes.... ah, a little to the left please. Yes, there's the spot."

    • @jinkazama5181
      @jinkazama5181 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I agree too, like scratch your tummy some more😊

  • @DoneDragon1
    @DoneDragon1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    "This alien came down from the sky and started petting me and telling me what a good boy i was"
    -eel

  • @kleanthisaristidou373
    @kleanthisaristidou373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13186

    "It takes a pet no problem, not afraid at all."
    "That's a great eel, right there."

    • @brenj
      @brenj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      #bodegacats

    • @Kilpa2
      @Kilpa2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      this made the video for me

    • @kucingtepijalan3459
      @kucingtepijalan3459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      @@zara_62 Nah, that's a great eel right there. I mean, he takes a pet like no problem tho

    • @JustKadoni
      @JustKadoni 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      @@kucingtepijalan3459 And it's not afraid at all, yeah that's a great eel right there

    • @gavenowens7154
      @gavenowens7154 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you no you no

  • @jorgemigueltavares6041
    @jorgemigueltavares6041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28246

    *Humans:* _“If it breathes, we can pet it.”_

    • @kilambrown4302
      @kilambrown4302 2 ปีที่แล้ว +353

      It doesn't Breathe
      *Edit: maybe no one breathes
      *Edit 1.5 years later, I have learned that I also, Breathe

    • @TheCubeSnowflake
      @TheCubeSnowflake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1457

      @@kilambrown4302 it does, they absorb oxygen through the water with gills

    • @literallyanangrymoose7717
      @literallyanangrymoose7717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1078

      @@kilambrown4302 not like we do, but they definitely breathe

    • @RollerBaller
      @RollerBaller 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1086

      Didn't stop me from petting my roomba

    • @PunkMartyr
      @PunkMartyr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +133

      Lol this is such a good play on Arnies quote from Predator

  • @CharlieApples
    @CharlieApples 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +281

    I’m from South Florida and have been a certified diver since I was a teenager. It’s amazing how many species can be friendly towards humans: sharks, eels, barracuda, cuttlefish, stingrays, all the species people are usually afraid of. Yet “peaceful” species like Goliath grouper and even dolphins can be huge dicks lol.
    Once when I was having a really bad day I went for a dive to get away from human life and came upon a big barracuda hovering over a reef, watching for prey. I came over and made eye contact with it, and the barracuda sort of looked me up and down but didn’t move aside from turning slightly to face me. I don’t know why, but for a long time I just floated there, staring into the eyes of this big fish with huge teeth, and it stared back. Must have stayed like that for over half an hour, just quietly regarding each other and watching the reef below. It never moved, and seemed to understand that I wasn’t there to disrupt anything. _Maybe_ it sort of enjoyed the company. Or maybe it just wondered what my problem was. Either way, I eventually had to leave, and only after I swam away did the barracuda start swimming away in the opposite direction.
    I like to imagine that barracuda was also having a hard day, and we kept each other company for a little while. Two species which shouldn’t be friendly towards each other, and yet we were. Hell, I’ve touched hundreds of sharks and I’ve never been attacked. Animals are a lot more intelligent than humans realize. They’re not just mindless killing machines.

    • @flickcentergaming680
      @flickcentergaming680 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      Sharks are the toddlers of the ocean; they like to explore using their mouths. It's just unfortunate that sharks have incredibly sharp teeth and powerful jaws. Maybe we'd like them better.

    • @GengUpinIpin
      @GengUpinIpin หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@@flickcentergaming680 well we like dogs....so whats stopping us 😁

    • @GengUpinIpin
      @GengUpinIpin หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I think.....most animals are curious when seeing new stuff (if they're not always shitless scared like Spiders)
      Dogs sniff, Snakes flicks their tongue more, Birds stays near a while, Tigers approaches and fool around, Elephants examine you with their trunk or whatever, and Monkeys just wants to yoink what they see interesting
      So i think tha fish was curious or wanna know "what you problem was"

    • @user-gc9ef2np1e
      @user-gc9ef2np1e 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

      Sometimes you just need to chill with your fish buddy after a hard day.

    • @Whammytap
      @Whammytap 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Animals also are very keen at evaluating risk-reward, probably better at it than most humans. Most animals don't go on the offense as a first resort.

  • @galaxystarrs5432
    @galaxystarrs5432 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +115

    I love it how humans will seemingly pet anything they see. I can relate.

    • @gotmemes7090
      @gotmemes7090 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Because there’s nothing that’ll be able to pet us, we are the apex predators of petting anything that breaths or moves

  • @shanerooney7288
    @shanerooney7288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11070

    "Put your hand forward, let him smell you. It shows trust."
    "Um... you're thinking of dogs."
    "Yes. This is dog." * *Gives pats* *

    • @Drastik0
      @Drastik0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +283

      Aah yes, sea dog

    • @nsn.yellow_
      @nsn.yellow_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Yea

    • @literallyanangrymoose7717
      @literallyanangrymoose7717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Seadog

    • @rot_studios
      @rot_studios 2 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      You're not wrong, eels go primarily by smell. Their eyesight is pretty shit :P

    • @hotaruishere2133
      @hotaruishere2133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      @@rot_studios I feel like the fact that you can't even SEE its eyeballs further proves the point that their eyeballs suck.

  • @angelbabydragon
    @angelbabydragon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3124

    Diver: Pets
    Long maculated serpent-like tube: confused but enjoys the moment

    • @angelbabydragon
      @angelbabydragon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Over 1500 likes? Ohmygha! Thx you all!

    • @capybara9521
      @capybara9521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@angelbabydragon you like your own comment cringe

    • @capybara9521
      @capybara9521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@angelbabydragon nice buying bots for likes kid

    • @angelbabydragon
      @angelbabydragon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@capybara9521
      I made a comment that people like.
      I thank those that took time to read and appreciate my comment.
      Haters gonna hate I guess.🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @fishyc43sar
      @fishyc43sar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@capybara9521 go back to roblox and fortnite

  • @shadowregual7085
    @shadowregual7085 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    “When the jaws open wide and there’s more jaws inside, that’s a moray~”

  • @CustodialDaniel
    @CustodialDaniel 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    There’s something so powerful and utterly adorable about watching this thing turn and lean into pets from what is to them a gigantic, mysterious creature it can’t comprehend. It just knows it likes the scritches

  • @mikehawk4388
    @mikehawk4388 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14535

    The way the eel not only lets him pet it, but leans in for more.... so precious

    • @caturlifelive
      @caturlifelive 2 ปีที่แล้ว +517

      Its like a cat

    • @burunyuu1243
      @burunyuu1243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@caturlifelive yess

    • @karindickinson7993
      @karindickinson7993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      These are moments , were we get to know animals from a different side and it is wonderful.
      ♥️🐟♥️

    • @WhitneyDahlin
      @WhitneyDahlin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      @@karindickinson7993 what's amazing to me is that humans love and crave and have this instinct to pet animals and at the same time the world is FULL of animals who love to be petted! my dogs beg for pets constantly and can never get enough, and I love to pet and snuggle with my dogs! Humans crave to show love to all animals and there are so many animals who crave humans love! it's perfect!

    • @kirbyslayer8872
      @kirbyslayer8872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      cat

  • @jikan114
    @jikan114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +960

    Eel to his buddies that night: "Guys you're never gonna believe this"

    • @anryx555
      @anryx555 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      "i discover scratch !" "Whoooo"

    • @fishyc43sar
      @fishyc43sar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Imagine having such a hell of luck to get petted by a random hooman out of nowhere. Just imagine.

    • @SoulCharizard
      @SoulCharizard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@anryx555 “Frank, I think we’re getting tired of your dreams of you making contact with humans. We know they’re terrifying.”

    • @AntoDesormeaux
      @AntoDesormeaux 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@SoulCharizard I was going to say that the moray eels are terrifying but you have a point. They're puppies compared to us.

    • @gengterjahbangau3805
      @gengterjahbangau3805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@SoulCharizard 'no, im telling u guys the truth. Lets go to my spot if you guys dont believe me'

  • @no64256
    @no64256 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    I am kinda surprised at how cat-like the eel is acting. It's movements while being pet are incredibly similar to one of my own cats

  • @Gocolas
    @Gocolas 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    i love how he lets the eel smell him first, kind of like petting a cat

  • @fathergabrielstokes4706
    @fathergabrielstokes4706 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10962

    This is where it starts. Soon, you'll see people walking their eels at the park

    • @Mediados
      @Mediados 2 ปีที่แล้ว +428

      When evolution kicks in and they grow limbs that could work

    • @mimisimatic5387
      @mimisimatic5387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      That would be something to see …… too funny 😁🤣😁 !!!

    • @sealevel5961
      @sealevel5961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      Not an Eel but perhaps a catfish.

    • @syl3838
      @syl3838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@sealevel5961 Lol, a guy already did that😂

    • @shatner99
      @shatner99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Comfort eel on the skytrain-big transparent backpack.

  • @TevvoWevvo
    @TevvoWevvo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7637

    I like how the diver even did the "hey, remember what I smell like?" gesture to the eel and let it "sniff" his hand. Definitely had a previous encounter beforehand but this is super stinking cute :"0

    • @ReginaTrans_
      @ReginaTrans_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Reminds me of straight men

    • @ccbf1091
      @ccbf1091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +302

      @@ReginaTrans_ jdkdh where'd that thought come from?

    • @ReginaTrans_
      @ReginaTrans_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      @@ccbf1091 i observe them in their habitats, this is why I chose to be reincarnated in this shape. To be closer to them

    • @theramfam4353
      @theramfam4353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      @@ReginaTrans_ we are humans too you know. Also what’s wrong with straight men

    • @carfent8444
      @carfent8444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +257

      @@ReginaTrans_ youre gross

  • @Cast-Carnival
    @Cast-Carnival 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    this is the equivalent of an alien descending from space just to scratch the back of a human.

  • @captain_commenter8796
    @captain_commenter8796 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Bro went from malicious predator to sea noodle rather quickly

  • @Anonymous-ss1kg
    @Anonymous-ss1kg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33898

    The human desire of petting everything and anything that breathes is truly impeccable

    • @delayedplayer
      @delayedplayer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1927

      Pet anything that moves

    • @rickryan6271
      @rickryan6271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +339

      @@nikkonikko8684 good idea.

    • @skh3766
      @skh3766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +193

      @@rickryan6271 wtf 🤨😐

    • @Zoza15
      @Zoza15 2 ปีที่แล้ว +741

      And believe it or not, animals do enjoy to get pet by humans.
      Of course those that allow it.

    • @Zwizard247
      @Zwizard247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +440

      Human: (sees grass moving from the wind and is breathing)
      MUST PET

  • @lomstwyvern
    @lomstwyvern 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64860

    Moray: “What is this”
    Human: “Affection”
    Moray: “Disgusting... do it again”

    • @igneuux
      @igneuux 2 ปีที่แล้ว +813

      Could you please tell me what that reference is from? I kwen it but forgot, and It drives me crazy each time I see it :(

    • @KyHeartWill
      @KyHeartWill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +708

      Literally, all girls

    • @dantealexander9863
      @dantealexander9863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +406

      It might be Futurama

    • @igneuux
      @igneuux 2 ปีที่แล้ว +227

      @@dantealexander9863 It might be, it might be...

    • @splitdragon3004
      @splitdragon3004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      @@igneuux google is helpful

  • @jaakkorobin
    @jaakkorobin 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    The humans' ability of wanting to pet anything and everything fascinates me to no end

  • @calebrichardson848
    @calebrichardson848 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    Wow, divers have some of the most unexpected experiences when interacting with marine life like in the video. Massive fan of biology!

  • @MaritsView
    @MaritsView 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1743

    *"A human's most dangerous weapon isn't our brain, but rather the affection we want to give."*

    • @theonlyshinyumbreon
      @theonlyshinyumbreon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      There is nothing. _NOTHING_ on the planet more persistent than a person wanting to give an animal a good rubbing.

    • @genuinejoe2103
      @genuinejoe2103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@theonlyshinyumbreon mate you need to stop ‘rubbing’ animals before you end up on a list.

    • @-aid4084
      @-aid4084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@genuinejoe2103 bruhhhhhhhh

    • @asingularkriegsman3316
      @asingularkriegsman3316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@theonlyshinyumbreon .................rubbing?.........

    • @theonlyshinyumbreon
      @theonlyshinyumbreon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I see my phrase in words has hideously backfired.

  • @punkbastid973
    @punkbastid973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3362

    "Where have you been?"
    "Petting the eel"
    "So that's what you kids are calling it these days?"

    • @ColdWitDa9
      @ColdWitDa9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      @@deskoop8620 haha pointing out the underlying cause for laughter in joke nake brain go brrrrrrrrrrrrr

    • @Oz1455
      @Oz1455 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@ColdWitDa9 jajaja sexuality is so funny!!! XD

    • @jackkraken3888
      @jackkraken3888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      No not that, I had to go underwater with an oxygen mask and everything.
      Oh is that the new slang for vaping and autoerotic asphyxiation?

    • @shinji5217
      @shinji5217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      "Eel, it isn't what you're thinking"

    • @Jaxcash
      @Jaxcash 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ColdWitDa9 cringey thing to say

  • @Hank..
    @Hank.. 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    humans in movies: it turns out, WE were the REAL monsters all along!!!
    humans IRL: I stroke-a da eel

  • @kress404
    @kress404 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Moray Eels are sooo cute! :3

  • @mikefang9995
    @mikefang9995 2 ปีที่แล้ว +830

    This a quintessential "kids, don't try this at home" moment.

    • @CherryRedBanshee
      @CherryRedBanshee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Well of course you don’t try this at home!
      You try it on your next family scuba trip!

    • @peoplebelievealiensarereal
      @peoplebelievealiensarereal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      No kids have moray eel at home 😂

    • @raptorrayven3708
      @raptorrayven3708 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kids won’t listen, when they get a chance to do anything they’ll take it.

    • @samc2
      @samc2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But also ADULTS, do Not try this (at home)

    • @pandamonium7170
      @pandamonium7170 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What kid has a moray eel and scuba gear readily available in their home?

  • @4rUm4nD
    @4rUm4nD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1028

    Moray: I could kill you if i wanted to, petty human
    Human: *Starts petting and scratching*
    Moray: But you may live for another day, carry on

    • @S_O_U_P
      @S_O_U_P 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      underrated

  • @janekmundt579
    @janekmundt579 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

    As a scuba diver, you just did what I could never do. Moray eels freak me out. Probably the only animal aside from a shark or a poisonous animal I wouldn’t come close to

    • @danielwalsh722
      @danielwalsh722 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      speaking as someone who owns this type of moray (and others as well) as well as having swam with 'wild' ones (though to be fair, all captive morays are 'wild' since they cannot be captive bred as yet) they are usually friendly enough once you have built up a relationship with a particular eel. mine lets me pet him and seems to love it just as much as this one did...but like you said, id never try it with an eel i did not 'know' well

  • @aspen9315
    @aspen9315 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    “What is this”
    “Head rubbies”
    “Revolting. More please”

  • @marshmallowmann20
    @marshmallowmann20 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6431

    "I mean a fish is kinda a dog if you turn off your brain"
    humankind never ceases to amaze me

    • @marvalice3455
      @marvalice3455 2 ปีที่แล้ว +176

      Technically dogs, like all land vertebrates, are just really weird fish

    • @deezbollas7613
      @deezbollas7613 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Are you not a human orrr ?

    • @haislynmargaret8124
      @haislynmargaret8124 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The fact that your a human yourself

    • @4206vidsgaming
      @4206vidsgaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      This why we’re the dominate species. We try to domesticate everything.

    • @-.____________________________
      @-.____________________________ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Until it bites your thumb off. I guess a pitbull would do that too though

  • @Strix182
    @Strix182 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45739

    Diving specialists: "For the safety of both the marine environment and yourself, do not touch anything during a dive."
    Diver: "whoa, look at this weird cat"

    • @DrLennieSmall
      @DrLennieSmall 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3563

      When I went diving in Cape Verde my dive instructor just picked up a spider crab and gave it me to hold.

    • @Amphibian42
      @Amphibian42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3918

      @@DrLennieSmall
      "hey bro hold this"

    • @DrLennieSmall
      @DrLennieSmall 2 ปีที่แล้ว +968

      @@Amphibian42 Africa is pretty fucking based

    • @Amphibian42
      @Amphibian42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +302

      @@DrLennieSmall yea I've heard it is

    • @RsRj-qd2cg
      @RsRj-qd2cg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +697

      You don't touch anything because coral can be razor sharp.

  • @XRP_Bull_911
    @XRP_Bull_911 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This man has successfully accepted the possibility of potentially losing a finger

  • @princessjune
    @princessjune 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    This is beyond cute. I love the ocean, it’s my life. I grew up by the ocean since I’m Panamanian with a Jamaican Father and a Colombian Mother. 🏝️

  • @SolidGoldCEO
    @SolidGoldCEO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6168

    When you're stroking an eel
    and it enjoys the feel
    That's a Moray.

  • @marianmoesinger3825
    @marianmoesinger3825 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2518

    When an eel bites your thigh
    Then you bleed out and die
    That's a Moray. 🎶

    • @albertkops2459
      @albertkops2459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +336

      If it live on a reef
      And has two sets of teeth
      Thats a moray~

    • @jarvis5552
      @jarvis5552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +322

      If its jaws open wide
      And there's more jaws inside
      That's a moray~

    • @Vikingwerk
      @Vikingwerk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +310

      Put your hand somewhere dumb
      Now you don’t have a thumb
      Thats a Moray. 🎵🎶

    • @marianmoesinger3825
      @marianmoesinger3825 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@Vikingwerk
      🤣🤣🤣

    • @anmolkoul2976
      @anmolkoul2976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      how about another joke ... Moray.

  • @bibby659
    @bibby659 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Coming back to this 2 years later, also noticing its eyes, they look quite lovely. Full of life, interest, and curiosity. Though they are hard to see since they blend in so well with its pattern.

  • @TofuTeo
    @TofuTeo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Aww imagine feeling this sensation for the first time in your life.
    He’ll probably never get pet again in his life, I realise! Imagine wanting to feel it again but not being able to. It’s hard to lose something once you’ve experienced how nice it is. But if you never had the memory of it, it’s a bit easier to live your life, without the yearning/longer to feel it again!

  • @wither5673
    @wither5673 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16004

    i love how human brains see's literally anything that breathes and is like: im gonna pet it.

    • @jdogzerosilverblade299
      @jdogzerosilverblade299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +591

      as dr who once said.
      "you see a black hole you dont think lets stay away from it since it could be dangerous. no lets jump into it head first"

    • @frowner_and_co
      @frowner_and_co 2 ปีที่แล้ว +295

      It has to breathe?
      I pet rocks

    • @didi9126
      @didi9126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      or, in this case, things that don't

    • @coolnormalandwelladjusted
      @coolnormalandwelladjusted 2 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      @@didi9126 fish do breathe. If water had no oxygen in it they would die.

    • @ahardworker2154
      @ahardworker2154 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      You can thank the crocodile man for that and Bob Ross

  • @foureyedpossum4613
    @foureyedpossum4613 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5621

    The fact that it leaned into his hand like a cat or dog would is absolutely precious

    • @checkmate778
      @checkmate778 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Shows sentience!

    • @jimmyvalenzuela1912
      @jimmyvalenzuela1912 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      Moray eels are the cats of the sea

    • @thatguy1507
      @thatguy1507 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +146

      Somehow we’ve assumed that all animals are senseless beings that just move around responding to mere instincts, but if we stopped and looked, we’d find out how sensitive and social and clever certain species actually are.

    • @dbiz-wx9hp
      @dbiz-wx9hp 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      most fish like affection, but we treat them worse then slaughter house animalz

    • @foureyedpossum4613
      @foureyedpossum4613 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      @@thatguy1507 I didn't assume it had no senses, I just assumed a shy animal like a moray eel would actively avoid being touched

  • @Rich77UK
    @Rich77UK 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Magnificent. I've seen similar reactions by moray before. I suspect its not liking the contact like a dog or cat does but in a similar way it allows cleaner wrasse and shrimp to remove parasites from its body. Still a great experience. I haven't dived since 2008 in Fiji and miss doing so.

  • @chriswu8514
    @chriswu8514 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    This guy has the same expression of my puppy when I come home, mouth open ready for yummy treats, body leaning for long rubbing / massage treatments 😂

  • @BaronFeydRautha
    @BaronFeydRautha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5575

    Do not do this to any moray eel you see. This thing could have a relationship with the diver already and recognizes the dive suit. These things can be vicious.

    • @squares4u
      @squares4u 2 ปีที่แล้ว +828

      I was about to say! This isn’t a great idea, Moray eels usually bite (with toxins) when disturbed!

    • @BaronFeydRautha
      @BaronFeydRautha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +906

      @@squares4u Now if this was a nurse shark... those things are basically poodles so long as you know how to treat them.

    • @kimbaldun
      @kimbaldun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +651

      Too late, i'm in heaven now

    • @KentuckyFriedChildren
      @KentuckyFriedChildren 2 ปีที่แล้ว +407

      @@kimbaldun His hair was his life source, Eel must have snatched his wig

    • @envygd4902
      @envygd4902 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Actually what do moray eels feel like?

  • @masterrafferty4065
    @masterrafferty4065 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5425

    When you're swimming in the sea
    and an eel bites your knee
    That's a moray!
    When the jaws open wide
    and there's more jaws inside
    That's a moray!

    • @sixteenstringjack
      @sixteenstringjack 5 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      Master Rafferty that’s pretty good

    • @akadripzeytyt5977
      @akadripzeytyt5977 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      sixteenstringjack right

    • @peterg1466
      @peterg1466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      lol

    • @samiydiver720
      @samiydiver720 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      mine is good too...
      th-cam.com/video/YpjsIBMId4o/w-d-xo.html

    • @mfrosty198
      @mfrosty198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      @@samiydiver720 fuck off

  • @Harriet1822
    @Harriet1822 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That eel probably knew that diver. They have a MEAN bite.

  • @mememaria4073
    @mememaria4073 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Truly an "if not friend, why friend shaped" moment

  • @Spiketrooper
    @Spiketrooper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5448

    Gotta love that this adorable noodle dragon could take a finger or two off you in a second if it wanted to, but it's like "nah these scritches are top quality who needs food."

    • @TSPH1992
      @TSPH1992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      Not only that but their bites could be toxic

    • @kytrensol9777
      @kytrensol9777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@TSPH1992 they are?

    • @TSPH1992
      @TSPH1992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      @@kytrensol9777 one bite releases toxins in the bloodstream.

    • @dragonempress8367
      @dragonempress8367 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@TSPH1992 so... Why didn't it bite? Eh it probably felt safe

    • @TSPH1992
      @TSPH1992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      @@dragonempress8367 no shit

  • @Eragarev
    @Eragarev 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23703

    The fact that a creature like this can even recognize and respond positively to affection is far more fascinating than humanity's obsession with petting it.

    • @jesseboutell3511
      @jesseboutell3511 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1246

      If you think eels even come close to processing the world on a level where affection can be recognized and responded to you have lost the plot

    • @UhrwerkKlockwerx
      @UhrwerkKlockwerx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      @@jesseboutell3511 If you think you need to be a dick to get a point across, you've seriously lost the plot.

    • @aspenrose_
      @aspenrose_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2284

      yeah i dont think its responding to affection, i think at the most it just likes how the petting feels

    • @hengry2
      @hengry2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +161

      @@UhrwerkKlockwerx at least he is original and doesnt need to copy in attempt to insult LOL

    • @johnnyboygriffin5764
      @johnnyboygriffin5764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +509

      @@hengry2 you used LOL to insult someone and even used caps. Here's some sunscreen man, go outside for once.

  • @nps-ddpsavinglives
    @nps-ddpsavinglives 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing no doubt the 1st time this creature has experienced human attention & affection... GREAT VIDEO!

  • @viperforty8450
    @viperforty8450 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Who's our adorable baguette of the sea? Yes you are our adorable baguette of the sea! Good boy!"

  • @Valigarmanda
    @Valigarmanda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6739

    It's official.
    Everything is a dog if you're brave enough to pet it.

    • @lilialalia4836
      @lilialalia4836 2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      What about cats?

    • @Corvus__
      @Corvus__ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      You can even pet a tiger shark.
      Edit: Holy tolito, I never thought I'd get so many likes before! Thanks strangers!😀👍

    • @PanzerkampfwagenausfTschechosl
      @PanzerkampfwagenausfTschechosl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      @@lilialalia4836 no cats don’t count

    • @godusopp1797
      @godusopp1797 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@PanzerkampfwagenausfTschechosl So what? Cats are off the table because they don't immediately love you like Dogs do?
      I suppose that must mean you hate Birds too?
      Do you also hate Hamsters?
      What about Lizards? Ferrets? Rabbits? Turtles?
      They're all pets you have to genuinely earn the trust of so they must be truly inferior to dogs, right?
      *Ya'll accusing me of being a cat person when I literally only own a Galah.
      Also if this is the only comment you read and you still call me a Karen, then hop up on this podium with me, you're now qualified.

    • @MoonMoon-zz3lq
      @MoonMoon-zz3lq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      @@godusopp1797 I think they were trying to say cats don’t count because they don’t *need* to be dogs to be lovable and pet-able

  • @DRUZYDAY
    @DRUZYDAY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +742

    “He’s just sitting there…looking all p e t t a b l e”
    -the diver, probably

  • @Ghibli_Otaku
    @Ghibli_Otaku 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1:09 it’s so cute how it leans into the neck scratches like a cat does

  • @tieember9596
    @tieember9596 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "What is this?"
    "Affection."
    "Disgusting...do it again"

  • @thatguy779
    @thatguy779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2568

    For a slug-snake with broken glass for teeth, it’s really cute

    • @Lex_en_vrai
      @Lex_en_vrai 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I was gonna say this thing looks like it could've been a snake during the Jurassic, why would you ever want to pet it

    • @LittleMissV
      @LittleMissV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      @@Lex_en_vrai everything deserves pets. Except for wasps. Screw those guys

    • @local_anxiety_rat1276
      @local_anxiety_rat1276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@LittleMissV executioner wasps are chill and they look spicy but the rest of the wasps? Yeah fuck em'

    • @matsukamus
      @matsukamus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@local_anxiety_rat1276 wasps may attack when you disturb them (so not very pettable unless they're sedated), but they're vital for pollination and pest control!! You don't have to like them but please be nice they are doing their best. Hornets are the real bastards here.

    • @LittleMissV
      @LittleMissV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@matsukamus lol fair enough

  • @Spoon80085
    @Spoon80085 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7806

    Imagine how good it would feel for someone to scratch your back if you didn't have arms and couldn't do it yourself

    • @andrewwright.
      @andrewwright. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      Must of been well different for the fish.

    • @andyward8430
      @andyward8430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +448

      I have hands and can scratch my own back. It still feels way better when somebody else does it.

    • @thames21
      @thames21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@andrewwright. of?

    • @B4R0N.
      @B4R0N. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@thames21 i think he means "have"

    • @longbread3593
      @longbread3593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@thames21 You was joking right?

  • @Charlotte-wd4bq
    @Charlotte-wd4bq 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sweet. Sea puppy enjoying interacting with people. Has anyone seen the video of the shark coming up to a fishing boat entangled in their nets? It was definitely asking for help and thankfully the men gently set it free.

  • @FrakintheboX
    @FrakintheboX 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That eel goes from looking ferocious to adorable in a matter of seconds

  • @thatguy1507
    @thatguy1507 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8365

    I dived/snorkeled on the same spot for almost a year when I was living in the Canary Islands.
    Its crazy how much I learnt from the animals.
    Octopi meeting my gaze and coming out to play in between my fingers.
    Sea turtles asking for help to get fishing gear removed from their fins.
    And moray eels getting familiar with me and actually leaving their hiding spots when I approached them.
    Animals are much more sensitive, social and intelligent than what we’ve assumed.

    • @OnlyKaerius
      @OnlyKaerius 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +357

      Yeah, I've dived for years, not quite had any of those experiences, but last time I was on Cozumel they told me there's a nurse shark at one of the dive sites that won't leave you alone until you pet it. I think the dive site was called Colombia, one of the furthest from the harbor.
      I've had a nurse shark brush up against the hand holding my camera, but I think that was more accidental.
      I've also done the finger/tentacle handshake with octopusses. My favorite being with a mimic octopus in the Maldives, which me and my dive buddy stuck around for half an hour, it also really amused me when it tried to mimic an anemonie but was in a dameselfish's territory, and it kept pecking at it, making it try to dodge.

    • @AlottaBoulchit
      @AlottaBoulchit 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +97

      That's the sweetest experience! Stuff like that kinda makes me wanna dive.. but my Thalassophobia is just too big. Lmao, I'll just watch videos and listen to cool stories like yours!

    • @octilli
      @octilli 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      yea of course you know so much more than experts who have spent decades researching every animal you’ve mentioned.

    • @ronaldpadgett2580
      @ronaldpadgett2580 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Waaaay more than we Thunk, it's crazy because i used to think I was the only one who picked up and noticed this stuff with animals since no one else really gave it much thought around me

    • @a.m.7438
      @a.m.7438 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      We'll get better at understanding once we remove ourselves from the equation of other animal intelligence. Every animal is wired uniquely for what they are. Of course they respond to their environment differently. We can only react to our environment with the tools we have innate to us.

  • @genehen6495
    @genehen6495 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The lighting makes the hand look like a zombies haha
    What a cute eel ♡

  • @peterwerninck9529
    @peterwerninck9529 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I always found them a bit lovectaftian and scary but these videos make me see them in a different light.
    They're like weird alien sea cats that are surprisingly pretty!

    • @danielwalsh722
      @danielwalsh722 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I own two morays (including one of the type in the video...(often known as a honeycomb or tesselata moray). my experience with morays (both mine as well as others) is that they are intelligent and highly curious animals that will happily be friendly with you as long as you respect them. my moray's know me and my wife well and never act aggressively towards us, even during feeding time! the honeycomb will allow himself to be pet and often shows visible appreciation much like the one in the video. our other moray (a snowflake moray) does not much like to be touched so we dont try

    • @peterwerninck9529
      @peterwerninck9529 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thats really nice Daniel! What you say reminds of spiders and bats, how society views both of them as terrifyingly scary but bats are actually kinda adorable, they are like flying hamsters and spiders are fascinating creatures that are not very harmful outside of a tiny amount of (looking at you, Australians!) species. Also spiders eat midges and flies, so they are officially allowed in my flat!
      Since I am a big filthy hippy and all, I am trying really hard to see animals that I previously viewed as scary as actual beings with intelligence. The Moray thing you said I believe, they certainly look like intelligent behaving creatures if you just know a wee bit about them. Also bonus points for being named after a place in mi homeland (Moray n Aberdeenshire haha!)
      @@danielwalsh722

  • @philippaul6039
    @philippaul6039 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8384

    Imagine having no arms, legs or anything else to scratch yourself with lol

    • @usaku9851
      @usaku9851 2 ปีที่แล้ว +799

      You can still scratch yourself on a good stone if you're not too lazy or busy for that.

    • @Anon26535
      @Anon26535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +565

      When there's sea lice in your snatch
      And there's no limbs to scratch
      That's a moray

    • @AbhishekThakur-wl1pl
      @AbhishekThakur-wl1pl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +193

      No arms or legs is basically how you exist right now, Kevin. You don't do anything.

    • @philippaul6039
      @philippaul6039 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@AbhishekThakur-wl1pl Looks in the air with a puzzled face

    • @lonewolf7761
      @lonewolf7761 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Just curl up your tail and do it

  • @denariolibri1211
    @denariolibri1211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10199

    I am a diver from Croatia that encounters those eels on almost every dive (they are named Ugor in Croatia). They are hands down of the friendliest and curious creatures in the sea. They always come out if you stick around the entrance to the hole, you can pet them (gently) and play with them, they really don't care. The only thing you never do is grab its tail or pet its tail if its sticking out of a hole, they usually respond quite aggressively to that but besides that they are just bros really.

    • @jamescricketson9464
      @jamescricketson9464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +467

      Would you pet a serb?

    • @kakalimukherjee3297
      @kakalimukherjee3297 2 ปีที่แล้ว +352

      @@jamescricketson9464
      Nah. They'll be toxic for him.

    • @jamescricketson9464
      @jamescricketson9464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@kakalimukherjee3297 lol 😁why he not like to pet them?

    • @ThatSux
      @ThatSux 2 ปีที่แล้ว +368

      I think every animal with a tail hates it if its touched. 🤔

    • @denariolibri1211
      @denariolibri1211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +536

      @@jamescricketson9464 Of course I would, they are very friendly creatures, very territorial. The toxin they produce called Rakija can be quite deadly if you are not accustomed to it through long continuous exposure.

  • @demonmothsheep9040
    @demonmothsheep9040 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Omg that moray Eel is like a underwater house cat

  • @djwildlifeclips9779
    @djwildlifeclips9779 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This reminds me of a dog raising its head and enjoying being petted, encouraging the human to pet more... Amazing.

  • @owo7478
    @owo7478 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6457

    Humans see anything moves -“OH I HAVE TO PET IT “ 🤣

    • @doggo7078
      @doggo7078 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      damned humans, pitiful creatures, we will destroy them one day

    • @a.i.m.f8567
      @a.i.m.f8567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      @@doggo7078 us, homo sapiens, will kill every human without mercy.

    • @Hyraladen
      @Hyraladen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@doggo7078 whine, cry... Shut up and enjoy the harmless video

    • @Hyraladen
      @Hyraladen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Harry64278 not in the slightest.
      People can no longer make comments without someone thinking you for offended or triggered? That's you, annoyed with my comment

    • @stockimageofaburglarwithag2284
      @stockimageofaburglarwithag2284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Hyraladen Wouldn't say annoyed, he was simply curious if you were actually angered by what A.I.M. said.

  • @ohdahngboi_2237
    @ohdahngboi_2237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4875

    weird how humans want to pet everything that moves and nearly everything that moves likes to be petted

    • @johnnymcblaze
      @johnnymcblaze 2 ปีที่แล้ว +178

      It's not weird, there are patterns in everything and much of those patterns are purposefully hidden.

    • @phoenixjones7191
      @phoenixjones7191 2 ปีที่แล้ว +400

      @@cursedGalataea why are you randomly miserable towards strangers

    • @truetinkerer
      @truetinkerer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +275

      @@cursedGalataea This is the kind of attitude that gets people killed. Most wild animals are dangerous.

    • @ethribin4188
      @ethribin4188 2 ปีที่แล้ว +411

      Its about grooming.
      Every animal likes being groomed in one way or another. Be that to get rid of old skin cells, get rid of parasites, dirt, itchy spots, etc.
      Becausecof that, and cause most animals cant groom 100% of their bodies themselves, grooming eachother has become a universal show and sharing of affection and trust.
      Petting or scritching is ultimativly a simulation or mimicry of grooming.
      Aside of that, feeling the touch of another creature can instill comfort even on the most basic minds.
      That feeling of comfort comes from the fact that,if someone or something, that means no harm to you,is near you, your chance of survival inherantly goes up.
      Combine that with grooming also increasing survival (cause it inproves health) and you get the reason why most animals are content or even enjoy being pet.

    • @justsailing2189
      @justsailing2189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Even humans like to be petted 👁👁

  • @ComradeRagdoll
    @ComradeRagdoll 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I find moray eels to be weirdly adorable!

  • @yashnigam2704
    @yashnigam2704 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is essentially the plotline of 'How To Train Your Dragon' 😂

  • @venomlink2033
    @venomlink2033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4249

    As a fisherman who knows what a Moray Eel’s teeth look like, seeing him do this with bare hands scares me.

    • @hiiambarney4489
      @hiiambarney4489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +692

      I was about to say, these things could probably snap a finger off in their prime. Then I read that this is a known 80 Year old, Blind Female that has shown to be affectionate before, so it's ok I guess.

    • @zagreus5773
      @zagreus5773 ปีที่แล้ว +231

      80 years? That's insane! How old do these guys get?

    • @PerfectZeroMusic_
      @PerfectZeroMusic_ ปีที่แล้ว +312

      @@zagreus5773 As i read in another comment, some species live up to about 100 years apparently

    • @chadmiller2224
      @chadmiller2224 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      You can see its teeth when it raises its head up with its mouth open. Nasty looking set of teeth they have. I don't know if I'd be brave enough.

    • @BurgerKingHarkinian
      @BurgerKingHarkinian ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@hiiambarney4489 what does this diver's age have to do with it?

  • @viralkaos930
    @viralkaos930 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1478

    Moray Eel to his homies later, “you would never believe what happened to me today”

    • @mahatmaniggandhi2898
      @mahatmaniggandhi2898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      some alien touched me

    • @Swess2908
      @Swess2908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@mahatmaniggandhi2898 yes 911 id like to make a report

    • @Iku00
      @Iku00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      "You've been telling us the same story for 9 years already Timmy, just move on already, accept that you can no longer meet the weird creature ever again"

    • @viralkaos930
      @viralkaos930 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@Iku00 “One day, destiny will bring us together again”

    • @fwobebe5164
      @fwobebe5164 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      A random hand spooned with me for 5 minutes.

  • @student6393
    @student6393 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He tilts into his handddddddddddddd, why is this creature being so adorable rn

  • @ImaGenieinABottle578
    @ImaGenieinABottle578 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awwww What A SWEET, LOVING EEL!.

  • @therealisaacmoriahtboi
    @therealisaacmoriahtboi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4723

    Imagine the eel the next day is just like: "Dude, yesterday i was chilling under a rock and light hit my eyes, and some big swimmy creature came by and itched my back!"

    • @tabathabrogan639
      @tabathabrogan639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Yes! 🤣😂

    • @TheRealCantaraBella
      @TheRealCantaraBella 2 ปีที่แล้ว +151

      An alien walker gave me a back rub... no... Really. A walker was down here man!

    • @alexhatchel3106
      @alexhatchel3106 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Awee yeah he probably gonna miss the back scratches😭

    • @jadestep9624
      @jadestep9624 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Other Eels be like:
      🥤😧🍿
      "Tell us more!"

    • @curiousnerdkitteh
      @curiousnerdkitteh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      It was aliens I tell ya! Aliens from above! The world just beyond our own! They are trying to make contact! I've seen them!

  • @RobotSavetheworld
    @RobotSavetheworld 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5289

    When the eel in the sea enjoys your company,
    That's a moray
    And you stroke with your hand as it rests in the sand,
    that's a moray

  • @Cenbes
    @Cenbes หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sea noodle looks in human's general direction:
    "Anyway... I started petting!"

  • @sketchjunior7072
    @sketchjunior7072 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love that a universal language of affection is physical touch, we can communicate with almost any creature that lets us pet it

  • @shinytogebre
    @shinytogebre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1514

    "Maybe I will pet the danger noodle today." - The diver, probably

    • @windeen
      @windeen 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      😂 "Danger Noodle"!

    • @c.s.oneill2079
      @c.s.oneill2079 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@windeen Exactly.

    • @Tony-112
      @Tony-112 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      "Danger noodle." I love it .😂😂

    • @FuuzBeeen
      @FuuzBeeen 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I suspect this is very much the truth, big yes, I can verify, I sees it with my eyes

    • @mogdor
      @mogdor 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ah, thanks for the cool band name. Remember this comment when you hear Danger Noodle on the radio.

  • @kroakie4
    @kroakie4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2328

    I just melted when that eel leaned into his hand. 🥰

    • @juliaweber212
      @juliaweber212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I agree so different then movies claim they are

    • @livinglifeleona
      @livinglifeleona 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Like a frickin house cat

    • @hatuoi6577
      @hatuoi6577 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ở in in my in

    • @DeathlordSlavik
      @DeathlordSlavik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      ​@@juliaweber212 I remember there being a movie a long time ago where they had problems with Moray eels being too friendly as they would constantly harass the cameraman wanting to be petted rather then staying with the actor for the "attack" scenes. Also they would harass the crew when they were doing other shots that weren't supposed to have eels in them.
      Not a bad problem to have, it's at least better then having an angry trigger fish biting you because you are too close to what it considers its territory or having any other biting or stinging marine animal attack you because you look like food or its just bad tempered.

    • @Aurorya
      @Aurorya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@DeathlordSlavik haha that's cute, it must've been amazing working for this movie

  • @-acne
    @-acne 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This has gotta be by far the most fascinating thing I have seen in months

  • @moonunit7417
    @moonunit7417 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It takes a lot of bravery and tolerance to touch a creature like that. Props to that eel for letting that leathery, gnarled, liver-spotted old rooker handle it

    • @jkg6211
      @jkg6211 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There's an old saying from the old to the young;
      "As I am, so shall you be one day".
      Enjoy your youth while you can... it doesn't last long, believe me.

  • @romanboi3115
    @romanboi3115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10832

    Thoes eels are some of the most territorial and agressive in the ocean, The fact this guy was able to pet one and leave with no injuries is nothing short of impressive

    • @3Moonstar6Assassin9
      @3Moonstar6Assassin9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1472

      They're also very intelligent so most likely the diver gained its trust before he filmed this video

    • @boarder0245
      @boarder0245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +732

      Wouldnt call them aggresive, just dont provoke them.... but I wouldnt pet it lmao

    • @kevingriener7441
      @kevingriener7441 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      @@3Moonstar6Assassin9 thank you very much, that explains a whole lot

    • @magmat0585
      @magmat0585 2 ปีที่แล้ว +206

      @@3Moonstar6Assassin9 Yep, they work with groupers the same way badgers and coyotes work together on land

    • @martinsimeonov1563
      @martinsimeonov1563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +375

      If he dives regularly the moray probably already knows him

  • @SameytheHedgie
    @SameytheHedgie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10183

    Gods gift to the world was giving us hands
    Our mission? Pet. _Everything._

    • @violajackson6885
      @violajackson6885 2 ปีที่แล้ว +336

      Pet all the creatures!

    • @ReginaTrans_
      @ReginaTrans_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      That’s why I always pet men

    • @galadriel3134
      @galadriel3134 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Not everything.
      'Dont pet the swetty stuff'

    • @nelsondubierbaezbarbosa7630
      @nelsondubierbaezbarbosa7630 2 ปีที่แล้ว +128

      do that with a cotton caterpillar and you will not pet anything fluffy on your life again

    • @emily.d7493
      @emily.d7493 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@ReginaTrans_ HUh?

  • @davidjoe3368
    @davidjoe3368 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The creatures hiding in that coral, are a petting paradise!

  • @GenoLopez-kp1mu
    @GenoLopez-kp1mu หลายเดือนก่อน

    This has to be the most cutest thing ever hit TH-cam

  • @katrinaolsen2444
    @katrinaolsen2444 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3090

    I had a Moray Eel. Eli. He was so very friendly. He always came out when I approached the tank. He was a tiny shoe string when I got him. He became huge. I miss him.

    • @averageminecraftenjoyer9419
      @averageminecraftenjoyer9419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      Thats just so sad, i wish pets can last as long as someone could live

    • @radolfshitter8694
      @radolfshitter8694 2 ปีที่แล้ว +198

      @@averageminecraftenjoyer9419 You need turtle. They can live longer than you.

    • @lelouchabadilla
      @lelouchabadilla 2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      @@radolfshitter8694
      And they will not miss u,
      When you're gone.

    • @Z0mbie6073
      @Z0mbie6073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      @@lelouchabadilla shhhhh let them die thinking that their pet turtle still loves them.

    • @MeltedToast84
      @MeltedToast84 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@radolfshitter8694 unless you want a sea turtle, that is false, Tortoises are the ones that live over 100 years