What Happens When An Alligator Bites An Electric Eel

[steve2470]

#t=0

This alligator made a poor dinner choice.

from: http://digg.com/video/what-happens-when-an-alligator-bites-an-electric-eel

[mazzarro]

1. Did both the eel and alligator die? It is not clear what happened eventually. -- n/t

[steve2470]

4. gator looks like it was just shocked badly

I'm betting the eel probably died from blood(?) loss.

[jmowreader]

6. The eel is definitely dead. The gator may only be stunned.

[CTyankee]

13. "Now you've stunned 'im!"

sorry, that made me think of Monty Python and the Dead Parrot....

[ChisolmTrailDem]

2. The alligator disrupted poorly. Tombstoned, even. nt

[steve2470]

3. I kinda feel sorry for that gator....

despite the fact he/she would not feel bad for having me for dinner.

eta: and bad for the eel too, of course.

[VScott]

19. Looks like the people in the video will be having gator and eel for dinner.

And the circle of life goes on.

[JaneyVee]

5. that must have been a surreal scene to witness.

[steve2470]

7. yes

In Florida, gators are feared by anyone and everyone with a lick of sense. They can actually crawl pretty fast. They eat small dogs near ponds and lakes. I'm sure a lot of people have been eaten for dinner also. Not an animal to mess with unless you're highly skilled and have the right equipment.

[CTyankee]

8. just gators and eels doin' their thing...it's jungle out there...

[Larry the Cable Dude]

9. Evolution did a good, not excellent job, regarding eels

What's the point of electricity if the eel can't survive anyway? Revenge?

[11 Bravo]

10. I've got to call that one a tie.

[Arugula Latte]

11. Holy crap.

That is so ... primeval.

Was the eel trying to wriggle up on land to escape the gator? Looks like a re-enactment of the early stages of fish evolving into amphibians.

[mainer]

12. Was the eel making that weird noise? Or was that the man?

It was almost as if the eel was trying to bark.

[SomethingFishy]

14. Shocking!

[NuclearDem]

15. Crankodile.

Ohm my God, that eel should be charged with murder.

[KittyWampus]

16. what language is the man speaking?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. I think that's a caiman

While alligators and caimans are closely related the alligator has a wider head. Caimans and electric eels also share a habitat in South America.

[steve2470]

18. cool, I was wondering how they shared the same habitat nt