We decided to dinghy over and check out how the set up was going for the stranded naked party the next day. The kids did a little snorkeling. The water near the beach is very shallow, about a foot deep. As we were walking, Karon spotted something in the water she thought was a rope. When she looked closer she saw the spots on it and realized it was some kind of eel or snake. We were able to get pretty close to it and I took some pictures. Soon it disappeared in a hole in the sand. The sand here had a lot of these holes so I am sure there were many more where this one came from. It had the body of a snake but the head of an eel. I am not sure what it was.
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This is a Goldspotted Eel, Myrichthys ocellatus, according to Humann’s Reef Fish. “Occasional to uncommmon in Bahamas… Usually hide during day… but occasionally out in the open” Your experience is exactly what he lists for reaction to divers — “allow close approach before dissappearing into sand or a hole.”
Lucky you, nice pictures!
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