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Napoleon snake eel

Swimming, Snorkeling and Diving to See and Observe the Napoleon snake eel

The Napoleon snake-eel has beautiful skin with geometrical patterns. Its body is beige with evenly distributed blue-rimmed brown patches. The patterns on its head are honey-colored interlaced patches. It dwells on sandy floors and seagrass to a depth of 20 m. During the day, it hides in the sediment, with its head at ground level. Cleaner shrimps often live around the burrows of Napoleon snake-eels. When they feel threatened, Napoleon snake-eels flee and hide in the sediment. They dig the ground with their tail and hide with their head at ground level.

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Ophychthus bonaparti
Macro
Anguille-serpent napoléon, Anguille-serpent de Bonaparte, anguille-serpent à selles brunes, Napoleon snake eel, Purplebanded snake eel, Saddled snake eel, Clown snake eel

Food

It hunts mollusks and crustaceans at night when it gets out of the burrow and slithers in the water. Its main predator is the dolphin.

Breeding

The males and females release their reproductive fluid into the water where fertilization takes place.


Dive centers

 

Pacific Blue Adventure
Polynesia  - Huahine
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Pacific Blue Adventure Dive Centre is located on the quay of the main village Fare, Huahine, Polynesia, close to the airport, shops, restaurants, guesthouses, and hotels. Meet us for sea trips at 9 am and 11 am with 2 dives per day. Free transfers are made at your request, from your accommodation in Huahine to the boat, with an air-conditioned vehicle. Interested in a private outing? Book it in advance. The Pacific Blue Adventure training center offers FFESSM, PADI, and SSI courses. Board an aluminum boat with a capacity of 12 divers. You can reach the dive sites quickly and comfortably in 10 to 30 minutes. The sites are selected according to the level of the divers, however, the reef or Avapeihi Pass is the most popular. From August to October, take part in the humpback whale count in Polynesian waters for three afternoons per week. The briefing takes place at the Maitai Lapita bar and 10 people then board the boat for a 3-hour trip, including a nice walk along the reef. [+]

  • Near Downtown area
  • Located close to the dive sites
  • Pass dives between the centers
From 54,47 €

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Eleuthera Tahiti Diving Center
Polynesia  - Punaauia
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The Eleuthera Tahiti Diving Center is located in the heart of the Marina Taina, in Tahiti, Polynesia. Open every day of the year, there are up to 4 boat departures per day with explorations and training on the ocean side at 8 a, at 10:30 a divers stay in the lagoon, which is ideal for initiations, at 2 p we go back to the ocean and at 4 p we immerse ourselves. During the week, you can dive on the site of your choice, namely on the best diving spots in Tahiti! If you are at least 4 participants, define the date of your next night dive. Birthday, honeymoon to celebrate? Contact Eleuthera Tahiti Diving Center to organize the party! You benefit from free parking, small restaurants, and shops. The transfer to and from the diving center is free depending on the location of your hotel or guesthouse. Here you will find a friendly welcome with fresh filtered water, tea, coffee, and chocolate. The Eleuthera Tahiti Diving Center offers FFESSM and PADI courses from beginner to advanced divers as well as introductory diving courses. The center also specializes in diving for children, who are provided with equipment adapted to their body size. The shop offers a wide range of diving equipment and fittings. The rental equipment is maintained for comfort and safety and is rinsed in a chlorinated tank after each dive. The equipment stock includes aluminum compensated tanks, equipped with DIN and stirrup valves. You choose to rent a boat and drive? How right you are! Stroll through the lagoon and out to sea, snorkel, wakeboard, or tow the buoy. Dolphin watching at sea is a great experience. Take your coastal diving license at Eleuthera Tahiti Diving Center. An essential complement, the Radio Operator's Restricted Certificate (RRC) allows you to operate on VHF stations. At the end of the season, second-hand diving equipment is on sale. [+]

  • Whale Watching
  • Boat rental
  • Boat licence
From 79,61 €

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Pro Dive Port Elisabeth
South Africa  - Port Elisabeth
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Pro dive is located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. They offer PADI training, routing to Sardine Run and its whirlwind of Dolphins, Whales, Sharks and birds in season as well as daily excursions with Seals and Penguins. Dive boats leave from Hobie Beach. On site, equipment rental including 5mm-thick suits, 2 pieces with hood, an Air and Nitrox filling station. Hot showers. Team of English speaking instructors and guides. Easy and quick access to the many dive sites in Algoa Bay. The first dive site is a 5 minutes’ boat ride from Hobie Beach with a maximum depth of 18 m, ideal for beginner divers. Wide variety of dive sites between Nelson Mandela Bay, Algoa Bay and its archipelago of islands. Pinnacles, deep gullies. Possibility to leave from the shore too. Especially from November to April, dives at Raggie Sands, an impressive labyrinth of ravines frequented by Raggie Sharks. Up to 40 specimens seen in a single dive, in their natural habitat, without bait or cages. The Spotted Ragged Tooth Shark is also known as Gray Nurse Shark, or Sand Tiger Shark or Raggie's. Special mention also to the site Shy Shark Reef from 6 to 17 m. On the reefs and wrecks, allow diving between 6 to 40m with a visibility from 1 to 20 m. To see: the Orange Wall, inside Nelson Mandela Bay, with orange wall covered with Spirastella Sponges. Algoa Bay is on the migration route for Humpback Whales, Southern Right Whales, Dolphins, Seals and Penguins. Nice encounters to look forward to ! Accommodation at the Courtyard on the waterfront, a short walk from the dive Center. 10 mn from the airport. Possible airport transfers on request. [+]

  • Raggies Sharks watching
  • PADI 5 star Career Development Centre
  • Shy Shark Watching
From 9,99 €

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Top Dive Bora Bora
Polynesia  - Motu Piti Aau
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The TopDive diving centre is located in Bora Bora, Polynesia in 2 different places. One of them, very comfortable, is located in the heart of the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso SPA and offers services in the image of the 5-star hotel in which it is located! Divers are a 5-minute boat ride from the Four Seasons, St. Regis and Meridien hotels. Diver transfers are free from all hotels and guesthouses on the island, even from the motus. Honeymoon dives with video and flower necklaces are a must for the folklore! The TopDive training centre offers PADI, SSI, FFESSM and CMAS courses from the first dive to the Advanced Open Water Diver. Try the Deep Diving and Naturalist Diving specialisations. Nitrox is offered if you have already been trained to use this enriched air. Bora Bora's ten or so dive spots are sometimes so far away that few dive boats go there! The TopDive club is located to explore the lagoon and observe the manta rays. The Anau dive site is home to 6-7 manta rays of the Manta birostris type, which come to have their skin cleaned of parasites and open their huge mouths to feed on plankton, at shallow depths. Visibility is really reduced and varies between 2 and 6 m. The water is loaded with particles. This place is one of the four spots frequented daily by the local diving centres. From 1 August to 31 October, you can also go whale watching on the TopDive boat. This is a great time to see the whales blowing in the distance. The Top Dive Pass allows you to dive on all the islands served by Top Dive, whether it's a rehab, baptism, dive training, specialization or just exploring the area. [+]

  • Accomodations and diving
  • Manta Rays Watching
  • Whale Watching
From 88,00 €

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White Shark Africa
South Africa  - Mossel Bay
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White Shark Africa is located in Mossel Bay, South Africa. The Great White Shark dive observation rate is a 84% annual average for this operator. Meet at the nearby yacht club office one hour before departure time. Breakfast and security briefing. The tour itself only lasts about four hours but monopolizes a whole day. Boarding on the Shark Warrior, a modern 11.5 m long and 4 m wide Catamaran. Large observation platform at the top, with a nice sitting area on the main deck. Toilets. Light lunch, snacks and refreshments on the boat. The journey from the wharf to the Sharks’ site takes about ten minutes. Watching the White Shark from Mossel Bay is easy. The bay is very protected and the sea is often calm. On board, briefing about cage diving. Dive equipment available in all sizes. Afternoon tea after return on land. You’ll be given a certificate of this beautiful experience with the White Shark. Do not forget the towel, the swimsuit, a warm jacket, and the tablets against seasickness (to be taken the day before and two hours before boarding the boat). Mossel Bay is the perfect place for some very interesting dives. Easy dives on the harbor's foundations. Deeper dives on the many reefs. Sharks feeding... near the wharf ! PADI shark specialties degree completion. From June to November, trips at sea are organized to follow the Whales along the coast. The bay of Mossel is very adapted to their observation because they give birth to their calf there. Southern Right Whales, Humpback whales, Bryde's Whale and Killer Whales. [+]

  • White Sharks Watching
  • Functional boat
  • Whale Watching
From 76,83 €

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Where to see, swim, and dive with Napoleon snake eel ?

Polynesia - Bora BoraPolynesia - FakaravaPolynesia - HuahinePolynesia - MoreaPolynesia - Raiatea and Taha'a IslandsPolynesia - RangiroaPolynesia - TahitiPolynesia - TetiaoraPolynesia - TikehauSouth Africa - Cap TownSouth Africa - Mossel BaySouth Africa - Plettenberg BaySouth Africa - Port ElizabethSouth Africa - Pringle BaySouth Africa - Shelly Beach and RamsgateSouth Africa - Simon's TownSouth Africa - Umkomaas

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Polynesia - Bora Bora
Polynesia - Fakarava
Polynesia - Huahine
Polynesia - Moorea
Polynesia - Raiatea
Polynesia - Rangiroa
Polynesia - Tahiti
Polynesia - Tetiaora
Polynesia - Tikehau
South Africa - Cape Town
South Africa - Mossel Bay
South Africa - Plettenberg Bay
South Africa - Port Elisabeth
South Africa - Simon's Town
South Africa - Shelly Beach
South Africa - Umkomaas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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