‘Horrifyingly goofy’ creature washes onto Southern California beach

A sea creature straight out of a nightmare washed up onto the shore of a Southern California beach recently. Its appearance was so ghastly that the images of it posted to Reddit were marked not safe for work.The original poster shared they discovered the dead marine animal near Dana Point, California, and it was thTim Daly, a California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesperson, told SFGATE, he agreed with the majority of the comments on Reddit identifying the bloated animal.It’s likely a dead moray eel, though this particular one “looks a little bleached out from being dead.”at detail along with the clear photos that helped identify the unsightly organism.

It’s not uncommon to find moray eels living in the water off the coast of Southern California as they are known to live among reefs in shallow water.Although they are not poisonous nor are they considered particularly aggressive, it’s best to avoid them. If they feel threatened they will bite and use their two rows of razor sharp teeth to latch on.

Redditors who helped identify the eel took much joy in responding to the original post.“That’s a moray. Go back tonight to confirm. If the moon hits it’s eyes like a big pizza pie that’s a Moray,” one person wrote.“When the jaws open wide, and there’s more jaws inside, that’s a Moray,” another added.“When the jaws open wide and there’s more jaws inside, that’s a moray…” someone else chimed in.

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