By wayne - 07/12/2011 10:28 - New Zealand

Today, I overcame my fear of swimming in lakes and went for a swim. I got bitten by an eel. FML
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Arch27 27

I refuse to swim in any natural body of water. Been like that since I was a kid. Too many variables - fish, vegetation, rocks, dead things... I'll take a swimming pool any day.

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every1luvsboners 11

You're lucky it didn't swim up in your urethra. This happened to me years ago. I still feel a burning sensation every time I piss.

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friedeggyolive 7

hahah come to Minnesota. 16,000 lakes and no eels!!! (not ones that will bite you as you swim, anyway)

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Cathaholic 9

Superior and presumably other places in Minnesota do have freshwater American eels. I've never heard of anyone being bitten by them though. Isn't Minnesota great? Then again, there are the occasional muskie attacks. I'm not sure which I would dislike more.

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bubo_fml 10

Since you were swimming & not fishing, I'm assuming the eel was lured in by your dangling shrimp?

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Avalanches 9

At least it wasn't a ******* bluebottle! Those ******* hurt!

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ArmyMw 8

I don't think you're in a lake xD

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SkunksNovel 7

I would say no pain no gain. But I feel sorry that that happened out of the blue to you. :(

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UsagiArwen 23

If you've ever seen River Monsters, Jeremy Wade actually goes to New Zealand on reports of fresh water eels being aggressive towards man and some supposedly have even killed humans. These eels are called New Zealand Longfin Eels. If I remember correctly he put the carcass of a deer in the water and set up cameras. Not too long after, eels started coming along and like crocodiles would bite the flesh and do the "death roll" effect, only more like a power spin. They'd effectively tear off flesh.

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strawberryspacejam 11

where do u live that you can swim in a lake?! its december!

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AndysFancy 6

You're from TALLAHASSEE and you ask a question like that???

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strawberryspacejam 11

1. my comment was sent trhu my ipod 2. I dont expect everyone to live in florida like me. so yeah. while im chillin i know what its like outisde

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