tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894698457228353216.post2257017418740584918..comments2023-06-02T08:24:13.828-07:00Comments on THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WOODS...: Giant Eels - A Breaking StoryNick Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894698457228353216.post-25875568051575260492009-12-30T08:15:39.471-08:002009-12-30T08:15:39.471-08:00In 1991 while diving on the north easter coast oc ...In 1991 while diving on the north easter coast oc Colombia, out of a little town called Taganga I and three friends came across a giant moray eel. We were in 40 feet of cristal clear water with over 150 feet of visibility. At first I thought it to be a huge fish under a bolder but when ith moved further under the rock I saw it's tail was that of an eel. I swam to the top of the boulder which it was under and then crawled to where I could observe it better.<br /> <br />I ahve over 6 years experience as a pipeline diver in the Gulf of Mexico and I know how to tell dimensions from experience. I could not have put my arms around it and know it was more than 24 inches in diameter. I got to within 15 feet of it's head and observered it for more than 15 minutes. Shortage of air, bottom time and boredom caused me to surface. <br /><br />Truely amazing to see an anmial of it's size. Deffinately a Moray and deffinastely a giant. they do exist.cajuncolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031281034469339899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894698457228353216.post-48534764384998258272007-10-02T07:46:00.000-07:002007-10-02T07:46:00.000-07:00Hi BobMany thanks for sharing your account - very ...Hi Bob<BR/><BR/>Many thanks for sharing your account - very interesting indeed! A number of reseachers are speculating that the Loch Ness Monsters may be extremely large eels; and there's some evidence for this in England's Lake Windemere too.<BR/><BR/>I'll probably do a new post in the near future on the "giant eel" angle of lake monster sightings, with new data etc.<BR/><BR/>Best<BR/>NickNick Redfernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894698457228353216.post-51927564258545817842007-09-29T01:59:00.000-07:002007-09-29T01:59:00.000-07:00Hi! I live in New Zeaand. I have seen 2 such giant...Hi! I live in New Zeaand. I have seen 2 such giant eels here in our local rivers. One i saw was in Lake Karipiro and it was about 4-5mtrs in lenght and approx. 18" wide. Same colour as described in the story too..<BR/><BR/>A good freind of mine and 7 of his freinds were out tramping in native forest over here. They all witnessed observing a massive eel swimming on the surface of a flooded stream only a few feet from them. It was a black/brown colour, and its tail was about 2 ft wide. He tells me it was about 14 - 15 ft long, and about as round as a transformer power pole.<BR/><BR/>Ihave done alot of scuba diving also, and never seen a moray that would come "close" to these eels. Cheers!Bob Gingleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13700309502139251312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894698457228353216.post-56764098648260862172007-04-11T09:16:00.000-07:002007-04-11T09:16:00.000-07:00CaylaThat was my first thought and I suggested thi...Cayla<BR/><BR/>That was my first thought and I suggested this to the witness. However, there were apparently a number of distinct differences, such as in the face and colors. And he's sure that it wasn't a Moray. We're still looking and hope to post an update to the blog, as we have a couple of people looking into it.<BR/>Thanks for writing.<BR/>NickNick Redfernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07199813303416083671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2894698457228353216.post-31033081177163631462007-04-10T16:50:00.000-07:002007-04-10T16:50:00.000-07:00It could have been the slender giant moray eel. I ...It could have been the slender giant moray eel. I looked it up on Wikipedia and it said that they could grow to lenghts of 13 feet. Try googling the image and see if that was it.<BR/><BR/>Good luck,<BR/> CaylaCayCay24https://www.blogger.com/profile/09981615149995273049noreply@blogger.com