Can the shock of an electric eel kill?

Electric eels can shock and kill animals in surrounding waters, but could they take down a human? Find out if electric eels can kill you. read more

Whether the shock of an electric eel is fatal also may depend on the size of the eel, which, by the way, isn't actually an eel at all. The electric eel, Electrophorus electricus, is a fish classified in the order Gymnotiformes and is a cousin to the carp and catfish. read more

A healthy electric eel can generate upwards of 300–400 Volts or more, which is more than enough to stop your heart! The eel uses this to stun or kill its prey and for self-protection. They also use small pulses of electricity like a bat uses echolocation - to find prey. read more

Electric eels will only discharge when the are using it to kill prey, small fish, which a human isn't obviously, or in what the eel perceives as self-defense. They don't just discharge to try to kill you for no reason generally, but you never know. read more