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Pacifico
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One other memory; seeing what looked like sea snakes hanging around the sand areas right off the camping beach. They really did not look like eels;
they would remain in place, suspended vertically in the water, just hanging out. We gave them a wide berth, knowing how poisonous most sea snakes can
be. Anyone else ever see those and ever get a positive ID on them?
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This was my "go to" camping spot for many years as well; 84-94ish... So many great memories there! I too, remember what I thought were spotted eels in
the sand there. They were about 18-24" long.
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Pompano
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| Quote: Originally posted by Pacifico | | Quote: Originally posted by Hook |
One other memory; seeing what looked like sea snakes hanging around the sand areas right off the camping beach. They really did not look like eels;
they would remain in place, suspended vertically in the water, just hanging out. We gave them a wide berth, knowing how poisonous most sea snakes can
be. Anyone else ever see those and ever get a positive ID on them?
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This was my "go to" camping spot for many years as well; 84-94ish... So many great memories there! I too, remember what I thought were spotted eels in
the sand there. They were about 18-24" long. |
What you fellows saw were most likely harmless 'garden eels'. We used to see them often in the shallows between Pta. Chivato and the Sta. Ines
Islands. They were many and in groups. A marine biologist staying with us made the ID when we took him out to spot sea snakes (which we did not
find...thankfully?)
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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carlosg
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| Quote: Originally posted by Pompano | | Quote: Originally posted by Pacifico | | Quote: Originally posted by Hook |
One other memory; seeing what looked like sea snakes hanging around the sand areas right off the camping beach. They really did not look like eels;
they would remain in place, suspended vertically in the water, just hanging out. We gave them a wide berth, knowing how poisonous most sea snakes can
be. Anyone else ever see those and ever get a positive ID on them?
[Edited on 5-25-2015 by Hook] |
This was my "go to" camping spot for many years as well; 84-94ish... So many great memories there! I too, remember what I thought were spotted eels in
the sand there. They were about 18-24" long. |
What you fellows saw were most likely harmless 'garden eels'. We used to see them often in the shallows between Pta. Chivato and the Sta. Ines
Islands. They were many and in groups. A marine biologist staying with us made the ID when we took him out to spot sea snakes (which we did not
find...thankfully?)
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We met an American biologist ("El Cuervo") last Thanksgiving at El Coyote beach last year, he comes and camps and does research, he loves to teach any
children that may be around the area: he sets up little aquariums on the beach for the children to learn and observe...
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Pompano
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| Quote: Originally posted by carlosg |
We met an American biologist ("El Cuervo") last Thanksgiving at El Coyote beach last year, he comes and camps and does research, he loves to teach any
children that may be around the area: he sets up little aquariums on the beach for the children to learn and observe... |
Carlos, sounds like you met our old Coyote Bay friend, The Raven Man. Quite a nice character who has been doing research on our two ravens at Coyote
for many years. He calls them Coy and Ote (Ki and Otie). I think I first met him around 1987 or so...when I saw this head with a telephoto-camera
hunched over and cautiously creeping along my seawall towards the ravens sitting in my tree. What a fun sight that was!
Here's his camper over at the bay's camping beach.
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Hook
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Thanks for solving this, Roger. They certainly look like the garden eel pics I see on Wiki.
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