“They’ve got faces only a mother could love,” said Scott Reid of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Are Wolf Eels Dangerous?įlickr/California Department of Fish and Wildlife A wolf eel in its cave. While many people across this third of the globe might find themselves terrified by the wolf eel, these gentle giants are not what they seem. And unlike its cousins, the wolf eel slithers through a vast swathe of the Pacific, from the waters of Northern California and the Bering Sea to the Sea of Japan. However, these monsters of the deep are much friendlier than you’d ever think - and they aren’t actually eels at all.Ĭontrary to popular belief, the wolf eel ( Anarrhichthys ocellatus) belongs to the wolffish family, though this particular specimen is notably longer than its relatives. One of the most terrifying of these is the wolf eel of the North Pacific - a remarkably ugly creature that can grow up to eight feet long and sports powerful jaws and sharp teeth. įeatured animals: Lion, Sidewinder, Badger, Porcupine, and Giant pacific octopus.įeatured animals: Peregrine Falcon, Goshawk, Vulture, Harpy Eagle, Black Eagle, African Fish Eagle, Boa Constrictor, Rock Python, Whale Shark, Blacktip Shark, Thresher Shark, Ragged Tooth Shark, Tiger Shark, Nile Crocodile, Lace Monitor, and Water Monitor.įeatured animals: Giant Indian scorpion, Transvaal fat-tailed scorpion, Deathstalker, Western diamondback rattlesnake, King cobra, Bird-eating spider, Tarantula hawk wasp, Bullet ant and Nubian spitting cobra.įeatured animals: Namibia White lady spider, Armoured ground cricket, African hunting dog, Milipede, Scorpion, Uganda Vervet monkey, Philippines Stork-billed kingfisher, Devil ray, Hermit crab, Shame faced crab, Mexico Velvet ant, Scolopendra centipede and Costa Rica & Panama Fishing bat, Earthworm, Leaf cutter ant.įeatured animals: Harpy eagle, Aye-aye, Madame Berthe's mouse lemur, Chimpanzee and Mountain gorilla.Despite its monstrous jaws and teeth, the wolf eel is actually a gentle giant that’s even known to cuddle with divers.įew beasts strike more fear into the hearts of humans than those that make their homes in the unknown darkness. Giant Otters, Freshwater turtles, Moths, Black Caiman, Golden tegu, Poison dart frog and Yellow-tailed cribo. Horses, Capybara, Spectacled caiman, Foxes, Piranha , Spectacled caiman(baby) and Yellow anaconda.

Ĭarp, Perch, Pike , Tawny eagle, Seagulls, White-tailed sea eagle, Crab spider and Orb spider. ĭeer(dead), Arctic Fox, Musk Ox and Lynx. Īlaskan husky, Rottweiler rescue dog, German shepherd police dog, Brown bear and Wolves. Ĭleaner wrasse, Jellyfish, Devil ray, Thresher Shark, Yellow-lipped sea krait, Stork-billed kingfisher, Mudskippers, Cane toad, Millipede and Tarsier. Water monitor, Bats, Cave cricket, Tarantula, Whip spider, Pangolin and Mangrove cat-snake. īurmese python, Monocled cobra, King cobra, ( Clouded leopard VS Fishing cat ) and Tokay Gecko. Giant earthworm, Gorilla, Longhorn cattle, Baboon and Chimpanzee. įossa, Brown lemur, Sifaka lemur, Chameleon, Giraffe-necked weevil, Indri lemur, Scuttling spider, Leaf tailed gecko and Aye Aye. Mantis, Porcupine, Warthog, Leopard, Long horned beetle and Lion. Spoor spider, Cricket, Fogstand beetle, Desert scorpion, Moths, Web-footed gecko, Shovel-snouted lizard, Sidewinder and Vultures. īlacktip sharks, African killer bees, Ragged tooth shark, Dassie and Black eagles. Plankton, Whale Shark, Humpback whale, Solifugae, Torpedo scad, Dolphins, Potato grouper and Crown of thorns starfish. Glossy racer snake, Masked hunter, Tarantula(baby), Bullet ants and Harpy eagle. Steller sea lion , Orca, Skunk, Racoons and Black bear.įer de lance, American Crocodile , White-faced capuchin, Smoky jungle frog, Red-eyed tree frog, Tapir and Jaguar ( Did not encounter).īoa constrictor, Eyelash pit viper, Bushmaster, Poison dart frog , Cows and Vampire bats. Wolf Eel, Orca , Chimaera, King crab and Giant pacific Octopus. Humboldt Squid, Tarantula, Tarantula hawk wasp, Mole lizards, Scorpions, Cape water snake, Coachwhip, Red diamond rattlesnake, Baja rattlesnake and Speckled rattlesnake ( Rattlesnakes ).

Wolf eel skull