Napoleon Snake Eel Ophichthus bonaparti. These eels generally remain buried with head showing but this has captured a banded snake eel and eating it

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Napoleon Snake Eel, Ophichthus bonaparti. These eels generally remain buried in sand, with just the head showing, but this one has come out of the sand to grab a Banded Snake Eel, Myrichthys colubrinus, which was out , Bali, Indonesia. Bali Sea, Indian Ocean

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Size: 4800px × 3200px
Location: Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia
Photo credit: © cbimages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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