yep eels can bite.. glad you are ok, I keep a Tire Track eel in my tropical tank. He is only a baby atm at around 6 inches long but he will grow to over 2 foot in lengh. My little bugger will snap at most things if he thinks he can eat it. I feed it on bloodworms, earthworms and frozen brineshrimp. The little bugger will snatch the food from my hand if I wave the food in front of him..
One of these babys is what I got
