Mysterious eel-like creature caught off Australia ignites debate

Mysterious eel-like creature caught off Australia ignites debate

By Mark Price

Source: miamiherald

1/8/2024

Credit: Facebook

A nightmarish sea creature caught off New South Wales, Australia, has ignited debate after a professional angler admitted he was baffled by it.

The snake-like creature appears to be a type of large eel, with startled-looking eyes, a cavernous mouth and teeth like twisted nails. “It’s a new one for me and I’ve been commercially fishing for 50 years,” Trapman Australia, also known Jason Moyce, wrote in a Jan. 3 Facebook post.

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