The natural enemy of the electric eel is humans.

The electric eel is an aquatic creature that can live in fresh water as well as in the ocean. One very important characteristic of electric eels is that they can discharge electricity, which is their means of protecting themselves. Electric eels are not the only ones that can discharge electricity in the water, but there are also electric rays and electric catfish. Among the creatures that can discharge electricity, the electric eel's power is relatively strong, and sometimes can release a voltage that can reach several hundred volts.

While electric eels have the ability to discharge electricity, they can subdue a wide variety of creatures in the water, and can even put down very large animals. However, they are not completely without natural enemies, as humans can be considered natural enemies of the electric eel. Because electric eels are edible, the hunting of electric eels is a very common behavior. When electric eels leave the water and go into the air, their attack power is relatively weak, at this time the discharge may even electrocute themselves.

Why electric eels can discharge electricity

The electric eel's ability to discharge electricity comes from its discharging body made of specialized muscle tissue. Almost all of the muscle tissue is capable of discharging, making up more than 80% of its body length, with thousands of discharge bodies.

The head of the electric eel is the positive pole, the tail is the negative pole, each discharge body can create a voltage of about 0.15 volts, and when thousands of discharge body together with the full power of the discharge voltage will be as high as 600 to 800 volts, but this high voltage can only be maintained for a very short period of time, and the ability to discharge with the degree of fatigue or aging and decline.