by Claudine Zap As the oil plume continues to blast the Gulf of Mexico with an underwater oil geyser , it's not just those on land who have had to adjust. The sea life is also trying to take stock , as this video below shows. An eel brave enough to approach the leak was caught on tape checking out the unnatural addition to its habitat. Amazingly, from the looks of it, the long and skinny sea creature seems to slither in quite close without getting soaked in oil.