- Video shows the teen put the tail of a dead fish in his mouth to feed tarpons
- When the tarpon spot the dead fish, they poke their heads out of the water
- Seconds later, a pelican swoops in and clamps down on the dead fish
- The large bird then snatched the fish from the teen’s mouth and gulped it down
A hilarious video shows the moment a teenager attempted to feed a tarpon with a dead fish hanging from his mouth when a pelican swooped in and stole it.
‘You already started it?’ the teen asks the young woman recording the video.
He then puts the tail of a dead fish in his mouth and lowers himself over a pier.
A shocking video shows the moment a teenager attempted to feed a tarpon with a dead fish hanging from his mouth when a pelican swooped in and stole it. The video shows him putting the tail of the dead fish in his mouth
Below, a school of tarpon are swimming around and when they spot the dead fish, they poke their heads out of the water
Below, a school of tarpon are swimming around and when they spot the dead fish, they poke their heads out of the water.
‘Why aren’t they jumping?’ the young woman recording the video asks.
It appeared the family had a bucket of dead fish that they were feeding the tarpons.
The teen then shakes the fish around with his mouth in attempt to get the tarpon’s attention.
But seconds later, a pelican swooped in and clamped down on the fish.
The large bird then snatched the fish from the teen’s mouth, plopped itself in the water and gulped down its lunch.
The teen’s family members are heard screaming in the background as the teen pops his head up in surprise.
The incident took place last year, but the video was published on Thursday. The hilarious moment took place in Islamorada, Florida.
The teen then shakes the fish around with his mouth in attempt to get the tarpon’s attention. But seconds later, a pelican swooped in and clamped down on the fish
The large bird (pictured) then snatched the fish from the teen’s mouth, plopped itself in the water and gulped down its lunch