How do I deal with these giant fucking rapists? I’m snorkeling and swimming off of the west side of the ‘Big Island’ in Hawaii soon. I am worried I will encounter one of these fuckers and it will try to bite me. Im bringing a tourniquet just in case. Please share advice if you are familiar with this area or species. Thank you.
>>2868397Learning what they look like will help. That's a sand tiger shark which is not much to worry about.
>>2868397We get these here in the summer. I've seen one once while spearfishing. Just like every other shark, you don't want to look like prey. I approach sharks trying to look tall in the water with spear pointed at them and nudge them if they get too close but typically they will maybe be a bit curious but generally uninterested in you as a prey item. That said, if a large shark decides to eat you, you are dead. Nothing you can really do about it.
>>2868397you bonk it on its nose and say>bad shark, this is my fish! no, you cant have anyif it doesnt listen, you just flip it upside down
>>2868568I just stick my thumb up it's bumhole. Don't try it on stingrays, though, it really pisses them orf.
>>2868397most of the places you can snorkel are too crowded to have tiger sharks. If it helps any I've snorkeled all over the kona coast of big island and I've never seen a tiger shark in shallow water or met anyone that has.avoid the places nobody is swimming though. Places like Kona harbor and off the point at magic sands people get eaten sometimes. Stay in the shallows.if you want to be really sure just stick to Kahalu’u Beach Park where the entire reef is behind a breakwater that sharks pretty much can't get through. But even then stay away from the deep north end where the surfing school is because that's not protected and sharks do go there.anyways you're way more likely to drown in hawaii than get eaten by a sharkthe waves there get big
>>2868630>you're way more likely to drown in hawaii than get eaten by a sharkthat's a statistical shallow analysis that has no bearing in specific situationssomeone diving is way less likely to drown from waves giving you a big bonk, way more likely to find sharks depending of where you are
>>2868397Just stay aware of your surroundings. Maintaining eye contact will usually stop them from trying to take a bite. They’re nowhere near as aggressive as their reputation suggests. They are however not fussy about what they eat, so if they do attack you then they’re not just going to bite and spit you out like some other sharks
>>2868397Also that pic is a sand tiger which are harmless, actual tiger sharks have teeth that are much more horrific
>>2868397just stay home if you're so pussy about itno one here thinks twice about sharks
>>2868397shark attacks are wayyyyyy under reported. don't listen to that nonsense about "just don't look like their prey! they're not aggressive!" it's all bullshit. sharks attack for all kinds of reasons. curiosity, territory, anger, hunger, or just being in their way if they feel like it. the shark community really needs to realize there's a problem with under reporting and old cliches. people get attacked by sharks all the time, with nearly 50 percent of those cases being fatal. the requirement for something to be registered as a shark attack is that people have to have seen the shark. think about that one for a minute. the only registered shark attacks are from people that literally saw a shark bite a guy. consider what this does to the reporting of shark attacks. if you're smart, you stay the hell out of the water.
sharks are chill bros. its dolphins that will rape you.
>>2868397Titanium or kevlar chainmail, or at the very least a few longwise titanium strips sewn into kevlar fabric should be good enough.
>>2872147>shark attacks are wayyyyyy under reportedLol.No.Every bite gets national coverage for days.>just don't look like their preyThats exactly what it is though.In this decade there have been 9 fatal attacks. All 9 were swimming on the surface or on a surfboard. Only 1 person was snorkeling (on the surface)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_shark_attacks_in_the_United_StatesThe last scuba diver to die was September 3rd, 2001. And he actually drowned when the regulator fell out of his mouth while "fighting off" a shark.Thats zero scuba diver deaths in the last quarter century.
>>2874096>The last scuba diver to die was September 3rd, 2001. And he actually drowned when the regulator fell out of his mouth while "fighting off" a shark.He died in a better world. Let's try not to be too jealous.
>>2872147>shark attacks are wayyyyyy under reportedsounds like somebody watched the bob gymlan video and didn’t stop to verify any of it>people get attacked by sharks all the time, with nearly 50 percent of those cases being fatalNo they don’t. Sharks have a remarkably low fatality rate for such large animals>the requirement for something to be registered as a shark attack is that people have to have seen the sharkThis isn’t true either. Plenty of attacks are recorded without anybody ever seeing the shark. There have been several in Australia like that just recently
