- When exploring the world of tide pools,
you never know what you are going to come across.
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Check that out.
That's our first sea star right there.
Oh, wow.
Cool, you can't come to the tide pools
without coming across sea stars.
Look at that guy.
Wow, very rough feeling.
Almost like sandpaper, let's look at the underside.
Look at that.
See, he's moving a little bit.
There's his mouth right there.
All right, putting him back down into the water.
I know we can find something a little more challenging
to catch than a sea star.
Each and every one is different,
and depending on the location in the world,
you can find anything from hermit crabs, to sea snakes.
Now watch your footing, this is really slippery.
Oh cool, check this out, we got a little cove,
this could be a perfect spot to find creatures, come on up.
- [Voiceover] It's a little slippery.
- You good, yeah, watch your footing.
All right, just going down in the,
oh there's an eel!
- [Voiceover] Where?
- [Coyote] Right there, right there, right there!
Ah I got it!
- [Voiceover] Nice! - No it's a sea snake!
Got him, look at that!
- [Voiceover] Dude, oh, are you all right?
- Jeez, yeah, I'm okay, I'm okay!
Obviously it's pretty slippery, but look at that!
Holy cow!
That is a yellow-bellied sea snake.
All right, be careful, because they are incredibly venomous.
Hold on, let me get him out of the net.
While filming on Mogos Beach in Costa Rica,
we happened to be in exactly the right place,
at exactly the right time,
where we came across a yellow-bellied sea snake
that had been stranded in a low tide pool.
Wow, look at that!
We also caught a few other creatures that were not featured
in that episode.
We got a little tiny pufferfish right here.
If I move really slowly I might be able to scoop him up.
Got him!
Yes!
Look at that, can't keep him out of the water long,
quick shot, quick shot, look at that.
That is a little tiny pufferfish.
Caught bare handed.
- [Voiceover] Is he inflating?
- He is, look at that, he's puffing up.
Hold on, let me submerge him again.
Look at that, I've just got him cupped in my hand right now,
can you see that?
- [Voiceover] Yeah.
- [Coyote] I kinda have him corralled.
This is great because it keeps him in the water,
look at his little fins going!
Now these fish are capable of puffing up their bodies
quite a bit, but he's pretty awesome,
he's just swimming back and forth in my hands right now.
All right I'm letting this pufferfish go
and we're gonna see what else we can come across.
Ready?
Here he goes, one, two, three, later buddy!
The pufferfish was a very exciting find,
but it was the next discovery that truly topped off the day.
Where, where, where, where, where?
- [Voiceover] Right over here.
- [Voiceover] Here, here, there he is, there he is!
- [Coyote] Under this rock here?
- [Voiceover] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So carefully remove this rock. - [Coyote] This rock?
- [Voiceover] This rock first. - [Coyote] This one here?
- [Voiceover] Remove that big one first.
- [Coyote] Okay, this is it, this is it.
Ready? - [Voiceover] Yep.
- [Coyote] Oh boy.
Try to do this as delicately as possible.
- [Voiceover] Hold on, hold on.
- Oh, there he is right there!
He's going under that rock.
He moved to right here.
All right, hold on, I'm gonna get him.
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Got him!
Look at that!
That is a little tiny baby octopus!
Hold on, I need to get some water in my hand.
Look at that, how they can just wedge
right into your fingers.
They've gotta keep him wet.
Here, get some water in my hand.
Woo!
Holy cow, digging through all these rocks and of course
we're gonna put the rocks back to the best of our ability.
That is so creepy feeling.
He is so slimy, okay that's enough water,
he's got water now, he can stay in the pocket of my hand.
Can you see that?
Wow, hello mister octopus, unbelievable how fast they move.
Now he's going up the length of my arm, look at that.
One tentacle moving past the other.
So fast, now I can't keep him out of the water really long,
I have to keep dunking him.
It is really hot out here, hold on,
let me get him wet again.
There we go, the better I can keep water in my hands,
the better he's gonna be, look at that.
Now got him swimming down, look at him slinking along.
Well, talk about coming across something cool
here in the tide pools, going beyond the tide,
to find ourselves a little tiny octopus.
I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave, stay wild,
we'll see you on the next adventure.
All right, back into the tide pools with you.
See you later buddy, water him disappear.
Amazing how they can just slink right underneath the rocks.
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If you were fascinated by ocean creatures,
make sure to subscribe to the Brave Wilderness channel,
so you can join me and the crew on this season
of Beyond the Tide.
(animals growling)