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See this big, ferocious animal and she's 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, she's 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. we've fed the moray many, many times, maybe become a little bit complaisant. she was more like a friendly dog than a ferocious animal to us. >> matt plays her, teasing emma wi...

>> 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 five or six seconds is and it came clean off. >> like all moray eels, emma has really bad eyesight. matt thinks she simply can't tell the difference between his thumb and lunch. but moray eels have another, more deadly weapon than just a fine set of choppers. emma bites down with her f...

Surface of the deep. samoan 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. don't attempt to duplicate this or any of the situations you're about to see. a giant moray eel mistakes diver matt butcher's thumb for a piece of sausage. >> when she first held onto my thumb, i didn't think it was too serious. i thought, okay, she'll let go in a second. and after a couple seconds, i...

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