Juergen Freund / Clown / Napoleon snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti) emerging from sand, Batangas, Philippines.

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Clown snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti) emerging from the seabed. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Clown snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti) emerging from the seabed. Ambon Bay, Ambon, Maluku Archipelago, Indonesia. Banda Sea, tropical west Pacific Ocean.

Georgette Douwma / Napoleon snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparte) swimming over sand. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Pascal Kobeh / Bonapart's / Napoleon snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti) head sticking out of sand, Sulu Sea, Philippines

Pascal Kobeh / Bonapart's / Napoleon snake eels (Ophichthus bonaparti) heads above sea floor, Sula Sea, Philippines

Georgette Douwma / Napoleon snake eel (Ophychthus bonaparti) out of its burrow, swimming over sandy bottom. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Clown snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti) emerging from seabed, Komodo NP, Indonesia.

Fred Bavendam / Napoleon Snake Eel (Ophichthus bonaparti) emerging from burrow, Bali, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Napoleon snake eel {Ophichthus bonaparta} Papua New Guinea

Linda Pitkin / Napoleon snake eel (Ophichthus bonaparti) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.