Although moray eels (including the leopard moray eel) are beautiful creatures, their body is nearly all muscle and they are extremely strong. Their strength, combined with a set of powerful jaws, gives them the ability to attack larger creatures or join in mauling activities with others, ripping away flesh by twisting their bodies. Check out this video of a moray eel biting off a scuba divers thumb as he attempted to feed the creature!
That being said, moray eels are not aggressive creatures, though can cause serious harm if scuba divers aren’t careful.
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Needless to say, I’m glad this woman kept her thumb!