Good show on the Discovery Channel on the
10 most dangerous sharks.

Showing again Dec 1st, 2nd, 3rd.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tvlistings/...=0&channel=DSC

10: Lemon Shark--8 feet, great night vision, likes shallow waters.
9. Blue Shark--8' - 13', Fastest shark.
8. Hammerhead Shark--Fastest turning, 7 senses
7. Sand Tiger Shark (Grey Nurse Shark)--10' - 14', found in numbers
around shipwrecks and plane crashes.
6. Grey Reef Shark--fights over food, attacks each other in mass feedings
5. Short Fin Mako--6' - 12' Fastest shark. Exceptional jumpers
4. Ocean White Tip--best sense of smell, numerous, very hungry.
3. Tiger Shark--10' - 20' and will eat anything
2. Great White--14' to 23' long. Attack from underneath into the air.
1. Bull Shark--8' long. Found in fresh up to 300 miles up river and salt
water--even some lakes. They sometimes school in large groups. Many
previous attacks attributed to the Great White were probably Bull
Sharks
--the most deadly shark.

More information

http://www.sharks.com/

I found it interesting that the ocean sharks are among the
most persistent and aggressive--because food is less abundant
offshore--something to think about.

I was also expecting the Bull to be #2 and the Great White to
be #1.

While Bull sharks are the most likely to attack, they are not truly the
deadliest. Do the bite radius and dental profile, damage done by a
single Great White bite is more likely to kill a human than one from a
Bull shark. Most Bull shark victims survive. Quite a few missing
swimmers in Australia may be full out consumption by Great Whites, a
true man-eater.
While I'm certain I could survive an attack due to my speed and
strength, I'd do better not dealing with an animal as large as the
White or Tiger. BTW, a Great White typically swims at a few knots with
max speed of 15-20 MPH. A Blue shark can attain 60 MPH in short bursts.
Pretty amazing.


RB
35s5...sharkproof!
NY

Nice.... but I've eaten all but maybe 3 of those types of sharks!

I don't go into the bush unarmed... and I follow that rule in the water.

CM


"Bart Senior" .@. wrote in message

Good show on the Discovery Channel on the
10 most dangerous sharks.

Showing again Dec 1st, 2nd, 3rd.


10: Lemon Shark--8 feet, great night vision, likes shallow waters.
9. Blue Shark--8' - 13', Fastest shark.
8. Hammerhead Shark--Fastest turning, 7 senses
7. Sand Tiger Shark (Grey Nurse Shark)--10' - 14', found in numbers
around shipwrecks and plane crashes.
6. Grey Reef Shark--fights over food, attacks each other in mass
feedings
5. Short Fin Mako--6' - 12' Fastest shark. Exceptional jumpers
4. Ocean White Tip--best sense of smell, numerous, very hungry.
3. Tiger Shark--10' - 20' and will eat anything
2. Great White--14' to 23' long. Attack from underneath into the air.
1. Bull Shark--8' long. Found in fresh up to 300 miles up river and salt
water--even some lakes. They sometimes school in large groups. Many
previous attacks attributed to the Great White were probably Bull
Sharks
--the most deadly shark.

More information

http://www.sharks.com/

I found it interesting that the ocean sharks are among the
most persistent and aggressive--because food is less abundant
offshore--something to think about.

I was also expecting the Bull to be #2 and the Great White to
be #1.

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message

While I'm certain I could survive an attack due to my speed and
strength, I'd do better not dealing with an animal as large as the
White or Tiger. BTW, a Great White typically swims at a few knots with
max speed of 15-20 MPH. A Blue shark can attain 60 MPH in short bursts.
Pretty amazing.

Just ask "Two Bite Bob" for any info on how to evade shark attacks..... :-)

CM

Just ask "Two Bite Bob" for any info on how to evade shark attacks.....
:-)

Sure, do what Sloco does and stay away from the water.

RB
35s5
NY

Hmmmm, Interesting.
I have pics here of my daughter at 14 swimming with grey reef sharks.
They are virtually harmless so it doesn't say much for 7 8 9 and 10


I've handled a Spitting Cobra in the years when my father did lectures
for the NY Zoological Society, but it does not make them safe. I've
handled a lot of deadly animals in fact....Coral snakes, Eastern
Diamond Backs and even a darling little Brazillian Yellow scorpion,
whose sting is pretty awful. Don't play with them...and don't screw
with sharks.

RB
35s5
NY

OzOne wrote:
Hmmmm, Interesting.
I have pics here of my daughter at 14 swimming with grey reef sharks.
They are virtually harmless so it doesn't say much for 7 8 9 and 10


Nurse sharks & sand sharks can be dangerous under some
circumstance... while it's not difficult to identify feeding
cues for them, it is difficult to tell when they'll strike.
In bright light, in shallow water, a well fed reef (nurse or
sand) shark is no more dangerous than a kitten... feeding
cues are totally absent... safe for people to get their
picture taken cuddling them!

Hammerheads can definitely be killers. I'm surprised they're
not higher up the list, although maybe it's because they
don't usually grow big enough to seem like a threat.

But even a relatively small shark can cause a serious enough
injury to be fatal, and once blood is in the water then all
the sharks within reach will attack.

But the statistics show that sharks really aren't that
dangerous... more people die of bee stings every year.

DSK

I saw a guy moments after he stepped on a sand shark. It was pretty bad.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
OzOne wrote:
Hmmmm, Interesting.
I have pics here of my daughter at 14 swimming with grey reef sharks.
They are virtually harmless so it doesn't say much for 7 8 9 and 10


Nurse sharks & sand sharks can be dangerous under some circumstance...
while it's not difficult to identify feeding cues for them, it is
difficult to tell when they'll strike. In bright light, in shallow water,
a well fed reef (nurse or sand) shark is no more dangerous than a
kitten... feeding cues are totally absent... safe for people to get their
picture taken cuddling them!

Hammerheads can definitely be killers. I'm surprised they're not higher up
the list, although maybe it's because they don't usually grow big enough
to seem like a threat.

But even a relatively small shark can cause a serious enough injury to be
fatal, and once blood is in the water then all the sharks within reach
will attack.

But the statistics show that sharks really aren't that dangerous... more
people die of bee stings every year.

DSK

But the statistics show that sharks really aren't that
dangerous... more people die of bee stings every year.


The gore associated with such an attack, played up by Hollywood to
great effect has made shark attack appear to be a rough way to go. The
man eating shark does manage to be a true monster capable of living up
to it's billing. Burning is worse as is slow suffocation.

RB
35s5
NY

The short fin Mako probably faster. Anyone who says
60 mph is exaggerating and guessing.

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message

While I'm certain I could survive an attack due to my speed and
strength, I'd do better not dealing with an animal as large as the
White or Tiger. BTW, a Great White typically swims at a few knots with
max speed of 15-20 MPH. A Blue shark can attain 60 MPH in short bursts.
Pretty amazing.