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Thailand. two divers take off for a day of diving and a bit of fun in the sun. their dive spot is called east of eden, but a hungry eel named emma turns this tropical paradise into a living hell. we want to warn you, what you are about to see is dangerous. dont attempt to duplicate this or any of the situations youre about to see. a giant moray eel mistakes diver matt butchers thumb for a piece of sausage. >> when she fist held onto my thumb, i didnt think it was too serious. i thought, okay, sh...

Matt is a british expat who has been leading divers in thailand for a decade. he knows this territory like the back of his hand. >> theres always a buzz and make the adrenaline and you know youll see the ferocious animal and you can play with her, stroke her and of course, feed her. >> after all, emma is known for her hearty appetite. in fact, shes adored throughout the dive community in thailand, and tour groups flock to see emma in her beautiful feeding grounds. >> the dive guys used to take s...

On camera. >> when we approached the eel she would swim out every time and she would have a play and she would nestle under her arm and you could stroke her. of course, when she started losing interest the food would come out just to have longer play with the moray eel. >> 20 minutes into the dive, it is playful emma becomes agitated swimming more quickly and becoming more aggressive about getting fed. >> this is when the moray eel could smell the food and smelled my thumb and thought it was sau...

He knows this territory like the back of his hand. >> makes the adrenaline rush because you know youre going to see this big, ferocious animal and shes going to come out and interact with you. you can play with her, stroke her, and, of course, feed her. >> after all, emma is known for her hardy appetite. in fact, shes adored throughout the dive community in thailand, and tour groups flock to see emma in her beautiful feeding grounds. >> all the dive guides used to take food down for her, sausage...

>> 20 minutes into the dive, the playful emma becomes agitated, swimming more quickly and becoming more aggressive about getting fed. >> this is when the moray eel swam around the back of me. she could smell the food, saw my thumb and thought it was some sausage or food and she latched only my thumb. and i guess it took five or six seconds. a large popping sound, it came clean off. >> like all moray eels, emma has really bad eyesight. matt thinks she simply cant tell the difference between his t...

Because you know youre going to see this big ferocious animal, and she is going to come out and interact with you. you can play with her, stroke her, and, of course, feed her. >> after all, emma is known for her hearty appetite. in fact, shes adored throughout the dive community in thailand, and tour groups flock to see emma in her beautiful feeding grounds. >> all the dive guides used to take food down for her, sausage, bacon, leftovers from breakfast. weve fed the moray many, many times, maybe...

Thanks for staying with us. im bill oreilly in the what the heck just happened segment tonight. predictions for the enough year. here to make them, bernard mcguirk and greg gutfeld. all right, gutfeld, you are first. two, i just give you two. >> im going to give to you with and a half. how about that? first prediction for the oreilly factor. some liberal is going to say something and you are not going to buy it. >> okay. >> thats the first one. then there is going to be a lineup, shakeup at msnb...

Thanks for staying with us. im bill oreilly in the what the heck just happened segment tonight. predictions for the enough year. here to make them, bernard mcguirk and greg gutfeld. all right, gutfeld, you are first. two, i just give you two. >> im going to give to you with and a half. how about that? first prediction for the oreilly factor. some liberal is going to say something and you are not going to buy it. >> okay. >> thats the first one. then there is going to be a lineup, shakeup at msnb...

>> somilan islands, thailand. two divers take off for a day of diving and a bit of fun in the sun. their dive spot is called east of the eden, but a hungry eel named emma turns this tropical paradise into a living hell. we want to warn you, what you are about to see is dangerous. dont attempt to duplicate this or any of the situations youre about to see. a giant moray eel mistakes diver matt butchers thumb for a piece of sausage. >> when she fist held onto my thumb, i didnt think it was too seri...

>> its always a buzz. an adrenaline rush because you know youre going to see this big, ferocious animal and shes going to come out and interact with you. you can play with her, stroke her, and, of course, feed her. >> after all, emma is known for her hearty appetite. in fact, shes adored throughout the dive community in thailand, and tour groups flock to see emma in her beautiful feeding grounds. >> all the dive guides, we used to take down food for her, sausage, bacon, leftovers from breakfast....