i have had many urges…. but i have never booped her
luckily she’s a timid sweetheart and probably would just hide if i ever tried to boop her.
she’s only ever bitten me once! It hurt quite a bit but she doesn’t have anywhere close to the power needed to take off a finger.
Moray eels don’t crunch or slice. They have sharp, backward-pointing, needle-like teeth, meant to grab and hold until their pharyngeal jaws (tiny secret Alien-style throat jaws) can dart out, grab the food, and pull it down their throat.
It’s a similar idea to a snake- the bite is gonna hurt, and it’s gonna be hard to get all the teeth out of yourself if they don’t let go, but it’ll just be puncture marks without any real serious damage. It has to be a huge moray to cause any severe damage. One of multiple reasons why morays aren’t dangerous, that and their lack of aggression. If you don’t poke one in the face or stick your hand in one’s burrow, you won’t get bit.
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