A puffer fish bit off a diver's finger!

[micklock]

Where can I get a pair of those gloves?

He bit my kevlar gloved hand like a piranha on a dining mission. When he was ready, he let go. I was in pain, but relieved that my glove wasn’t cut.

 

[Jim Ernst]

I'm home now, so I'm not firewalled to get the videos I mentioned previously.

YouTube - Goliath Grouper with Spear in Mouth

YouTube - Jupiter Sneaky Shark Attack

That is VERY cool what he did for that grouper!!

 

[scubadale]

Where can I get a pair of those gloves?

Akona makes a kevlar glove like that.

 

[scubadale]

Man...everybody is so smart calling the guy an idiot and dork etc. As if, none of you have ever come close to a potentially dangerous marine animal. Many people get hurt without even trying. So, he took a chance to entertain his group of divers...and lost a pinky. Regardless of what the 'wise-guys' are saying, it can happen to anyone.

Probably because we "wise-guys" try to give potentially dangerous marine animals plenty of room as opposed to harassing them. It isn't like this guy was swimming along and accidentally wandered into a fish's territory, he was really working hard at getting bit.

Besides, what right did he have to stress the fish to the point it bit him just to entertain some other divers?

I for one am VERY entertained by what happened and I didn't even have to be there to see it. I am thankful for video.