Is the Snack Eel dangerous to divers?

The Snack Eel is harmless to divers.

How big does the Snack Eel get?

The Snack Eel grows to about 53 cm.

Snack Eel

Ethadophis merenda

Group: Eel
Max size: 53 cm
For divers: safe
IUCN status: DD

Almost nothing is known of the snack eel; the single specimen ever found came from inside the stomach of a white seabass. It is a burrowing bottom dweller, which may explain why divers and nets so rarely meet it.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Anguilliformes › Ophichthidae › Ethadophis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 280724.

FAQ

Is the Snack Eel dangerous to divers?: The Snack Eel is harmless to divers.
How big does the Snack Eel get?: The Snack Eel grows to about 53 cm.