The snakelike organism turned out to be a hagfish.Consequently,why should Terry throw the fish to which the hagfish was attached overboard,rather than having it for dinner?

A)It has mucus on its skin.
B)If it had an ectoparasite, then it must also have endoparasites.
C)The bite of the hagfish introduces paralytic neurotoxins, which Terry wants to avoid.
D)It was already sick or dying; otherwise, the hagfish would probably not have attacked it.