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shark sighting
- Thread starter Smiling JOe
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NoHall
hmmmm......can't remember
You go first.
I'm wit choo. You would think that SJ and the rest are reporting on finding a nest of bunnies out there. Sheesh.
SJ--I know where to find a couple of yellow jacket nests up here. Wanna come pull ivy around them for me? Maybe we can find some copperheads and rattlesnakes, too, and just, um, enjoy them.
Sharp teeth. Venom. Nature's way of saying "Go Away."
goofer
Beach Fanatic
It was incredibly exciting to see all those sharks working their way east, following the bait fish. We were told they are black fins 
Not harmfu,l but since there was a feeding frenzy going on out there, discretion was the better part of valor. I am sure they would have been nipping at toes and ankles or any other appendages that were moving about in the water !! I will be extremely cautious in the future going out in the gulf....only will swim when there are at least 5 or 6 other people out there, preferably more tasty and appealing to the shark pallette than me !!
Not harmfu,l but since there was a feeding frenzy going on out there, discretion was the better part of valor. I am sure they would have been nipping at toes and ankles or any other appendages that were moving about in the water !! I will be extremely cautious in the future going out in the gulf....only will swim when there are at least 5 or 6 other people out there, preferably more tasty and appealing to the shark pallette than me !!
Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
Now don't go there with me. I greatly respect all of the animals which you mentioned. I can leave wasps and bees undisturbed and have no problem with either, but Yellow Jackets scare the ba-geezers out of me, and you will find me safe inside a house if someone wants to fcuk with them. I had some bad instances with Yellow Jackets while working at a National Wildlife Refuge back in my high school days. I can stand far enough away from the Copperhead and Rattlers, and neither are very aggressive. However, those Yellow Jackets -- screw that. I don't know what it is like to be bitten by a Rattle Snake, but I know what it is like to be stung by a crap-load of Yellow Jackets, and I don't want any part of that craziness.
Goofer, just remember RiverOtter's advice. It doesn't matter whether or not you can out swim the shark. What does matter is that you can swim faster than your buddies in the water with you. ;-)
On a serious note, if you see a shark while you are in the water, they can sense things like heart rate (fear/excitement), so the best thing you can do, is to quietly (and quickly) make your way to shore, keeping a level head, not panicking. While it isn't likely that a Black Tip will come chasing you down, when everyone panics, and runs toward shore, the sharks get very excited and may begin to go after the bait (you) as it splashes around in fear of its life. So, keep your cool and enjoy the madness as a part of your life.
Kimmifunn
Funnkalicious
This just gave me anxiety.
florida girl
Beach Fanatic
florida girl
Beach Fanatic
Just adds credence to the report I read that this area of the gulf, and others, are shark nurseries. Problem is, where's mom? And when do the kids leave, or do they? I guess while they keep saying the sharks are diminishing, nobody gets to go in the water because of our diminishing sharks? Maybe they should load up ours, and send them over to the Pacific?
Beachbummette
SoWal Insider
I have been in our gulf my whole life....let's just say, I've been around a while and I'm at the beach most weekends for the last seven years. This is the first time I've ever seen that. This is the first time I've ever seen a shark in our gulf. Once when I was on Coco Beach (on the Atlantic side of our state) in 1973 there were some grayt big sharks there and the life guards kept making us get out of the water....but I've never seen them here. I'll be back in the gulf, I'll just be aware of my surrounding and will outrun/outswim gooffer!
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NoHall
hmmmm......can't remember
I'm a gardener. I go there every day (and still don't like that part of it!) I think I'd rather be swimming in the gulf.
But I still wouldn't be "staying in the water" without incident if there was a shark in there with me.
Saw a grayt t-shirt a few weeks ago:
"While you are here:
Feed the grizzly bears.
Let your kids ride the moose.
Jump off the cruise ship...
Thank you for your support,
Alaska Emergency Services."