

Another user wrote: "That’s terrifying looking but according to the comments, not aggressive? I’d pass on seeing one in person though."


"Glad it didn't bite you - the choppers on that thing, it looks vicious," one user wrote. Social media users were baffled to see the mysterious creature, with many saying that it looked like a snake or an alien. Tweeting photographs of himself struggling to support the weight of the massive fish, Hirasaka Hiroshi called the catch super cool. I have seen them before and know they can bite very hard so we were cautious," Iszac wrote in the post. As The Daily Mail Reports, a Japanese fisherman landed a monstrous, grotesque-looking deep-sea catch off the coast of Hokkaido, one of Japans mountainous main islands. "When we saw it there was a nervous excitement in the air. The photos of the creature, which has a gigantic jaw and razor-sharp teeth, went viral on social media. In the Facebook post, Iszac identified the creature as a wolf eel, which are not eels but fish. Iszac was with his crew when he reeled in the creature, which was almost half the length of a grown man. The 39-year-old fisherman, identified as Nate Iszac, recently shared the images of the mysterious creature on Facebook. If the content contained herein violates any of your rights, including those of copyright, and/or violates any the above mentioned factors, you are requested to immediately notify us using via the following email address operanews-external(at)opera.A bizarre snake-like sea creature, which was caught by a fisherman in the Alaskan waters earlier this month, has been dubbed a "real life sea monster" on social media. Opera News furthermore does not condone the use of our platform for the purposes encouraging/endorsing hate speech, violation of human rights and/or utterances of a defamatory nature. Opera News does not consent to nor does it condone the posting of any content that violates the rights (including the copyrights) of any third party, nor content that may malign, inter alia, any religion, ethnic group, organization, gender, company, or individual. All reviews nice walk scuba diving washington state fishermans wharf visiting victoria. The average rod-caught conger eel weighs around 9.10 Kg (20 lbs). These monsters have also been spotted by deep-sea divers. Conger eels caught by commercial fishermen has been reported to be around 100kg (220 lbs). Recently, another fisherman was left equally. Big rod-caught conger eels can weigh 27.20 Kg (60 lbs) or more, making them the largest eel species in the world by weight. Cass Anderson Cass Anderson is Editor-in-Chief of BroBible. Iszac confirmed he always puts his creatures from the deep back into the water, and that the wolf eel swam away unharmed. I guess that explains why you don’t often see these freakish looking fish caught on rod and reel. But wolf eels also will ambush small fish. Any/all written content and images displayed are provided by the blogger/author, appear herein as submitted by the blogger/author and are unedited by Opera News. Ogden Point Terminal & Breakwater: Wolf Eel and Octopus Galore. They reside mostly in rocky caves and crevices, where they prey on invertebrates such as crabs, clams, mussels and urchins.

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Opera News is a free to use platform and the views and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not represent, reflect or express the views of Opera News. The fish tried to attack him with its mouth but the fisherman threw it on the flow and wasn't harmed in any way.Ĭontent created and supplied by: Konkonsah_News (via Opera According to one of the members of the crew, one of the fishermen decided to take a picture with the fish to serve as a memory. They were amazed by their catch since its rear to come by a wolf eel. On a day out fishing, the crew caught a wolf eel by a surprise. Their diet consists mostly of hard-shelled animals like crabs, crustaceans, and clams where they use their broad molars like a nutcracker to crush through the shells. They can grow to lengths of approximately 8ft (2.5m), and weigh up to 41 lbs (18.4kg).Īlthough rarely violent, wolf eels have tremendously strong jaws and a resistant appetite. A minimum of 50 gallon aquariumis required with rocks and hiding places. Proper treatment of sewage before discharging can protect the habitat of these creatures. Most of the eels are caught by skiff fishermen and speared by divers. Looking like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, these beasts live in waters as deep as 740 feet (225m) preferably hiding out in enclosed places like caves or dens. Wolf Eels are often caught by fishermen by mistake in crab and fish traps. Despite the name, wolf eels are actually classified as fish not eels, as they have a pectoral fin and paired gill slits.
