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Uncostumed humans, however, such as those surfboarding, light snorkeling or swimming, present a much greater area of exposed skin surface to sharks. In addition, the presence of even small traces of blood, recent minor abrasions, cuts, scrapes, or bruises, may lead sharks to attack a human in their environment.
“Unprovoked bites” are defined as incidents in which a bite on a human occurs in the shark’s natural habitat with no human provocation of the shark. “Provoked bites” occur when a human ...
A man was spearfishing along a reef off Key West when a bull shark swam up and bit him this past Monday. It’s just one of the latest in the string of shark attacks this summer.
The species responsible were the white shark, the bull shark, and the tiger shark. 48% of the reported attacks since 1990 were by white sharks, tiger sharks, and bull sharks. [2] Divers in Australia were especially susceptible to shark attacks in the country, with over a hundred separate and recorded incidents, bites, and attacks involving ...
Shark bites are common in Volusia County, with blacktips and bull sharks mostly to blame. But the bites are rarely fatal. Here is what we know.
Under normal circumstances, horn sharks are harmless to humans and can readily be approached underwater. [3] However, they can be provoked into biting, and some pugnacious individuals have been known to chase and bite divers after being harassed. [6] These sharks should be handled with care as their fin spines can inflict a painful wound. [3]
In general, sharks show little pattern of attacking humans specifically, part of the reason could be that sharks prefer the blood of fish and other common preys. [109] Research indicates that when humans do become the object of a shark attack, it is possible that the shark has mistaken the human for species that are its normal prey, such as seals.
She says most sharks are not trying to bite humans, and if that does happen, it's usually a case of mistaken identity. Legner said that the best way to avoid a shark attack is to refrain from any ...