How To Avoid Being attacked by a Shark!
When you go to the beach the last thing you think about is being attacked by a shark. But once someone at that beach yells SHARK the panic comes back to you, and you don't know what to do. You run out of the water and hope that no one gets hurt. But what if you were the one who was 100 yards from shore when someone spotted a shark swimming right behind you! Would you know what to do? Well, now you will!
First of all, if a shark is swimming toward you or around you, Stop moving! Sharks are attracted to movement. If you have a surf board, a float or something that floats hang onto that to help you keep your head above the water. This will also help you from having to move your arms and legs to stay above water. If you don't have something that floats, try to stay above the water without making much movement.
2. The shark may give you a nudge. This is something the shark uses to figure out what you are. A nudge is just a little push that the shark gives you using his/her nose. It isn't really anything to worry about. So try not to freak out.
3. The shark may also give you a taste. Sharks use all their senses to determine what is food and what isn't. The nibble is just a little bite that the shark takes from you. It may or may not hurt, but it won't hurt as much as when the shark decides to attack (if the shark decides to attack).
4. Stay Calm! I realize that staying calm in this situation may be really hard to do, but it is very important. It has be tested that Great White Sharks are attracted to rapid, heartbeats, and don't bother with the calm, relaxed heartbeats. So try really hard to stay calm. It could save your life!
5. If you do spot a shark, get into a defensive position (if you can't get out of the water). Try to reduce the amount of angles the shark can attack from such as if you are with someone get back to back with them.
2. The shark may give you a nudge. This is something the shark uses to figure out what you are. A nudge is just a little push that the shark gives you using his/her nose. It isn't really anything to worry about. So try not to freak out.
3. The shark may also give you a taste. Sharks use all their senses to determine what is food and what isn't. The nibble is just a little bite that the shark takes from you. It may or may not hurt, but it won't hurt as much as when the shark decides to attack (if the shark decides to attack).
4. Stay Calm! I realize that staying calm in this situation may be really hard to do, but it is very important. It has be tested that Great White Sharks are attracted to rapid, heartbeats, and don't bother with the calm, relaxed heartbeats. So try really hard to stay calm. It could save your life!
5. If you do spot a shark, get into a defensive position (if you can't get out of the water). Try to reduce the amount of angles the shark can attack from such as if you are with someone get back to back with them.
Below are some tips to help save your life if you have just been attacked or are being attacked by a shark.
1. When or if the shark decides to attack he/she will bite you(of course). When this happens the shark will shake his/her head back and forth. This is done to try and tare a piece of meat from the prey. The shark will also keep swimming because in order to stay alive the shark must keep swimming which keeps oxygen pumping through the sharks gills. At this point, you need to try and get yourself free. To make the shark let go, you must hit the shark in sensitive places. These places are the gills, eyes and nose. If the shark doesn't let go keep trying, and hope that the shark lets go.
2. If friends/family or someone is near to help you, make sure that they do NOT try to pull you out of the shark's mouth. This may sound funny but pulling you out of the shark's tight grip can rip your leg or where ever the shark bit you even more. It could even rip it off, and you don't want to risk that, have them punch and jab at the shark's sensitive areas. This will hopefully make the shark let go.
3. Once (or if) the shark lets go, you need to get out of the water. The blood could attract more sharks if it hasn't already. If no one is around to help you, you will have to swim back to shore. If there is someone, they can pull you into their boat or onto their surf board and take you to shore. (Or they can help you to shore in some way).
4. Once you are on shore, have someone tie a piece of their shirt or some kind of fabric around your bite. (It should be above the bite and should be tight) This will put pressure on the cut and help slow the blood loss. Then have someone call nine-one-one. If no one has a phone (which I doubt will happen), but if it does, have someone drive you to the nearest hospital as fast as possible!
2. If friends/family or someone is near to help you, make sure that they do NOT try to pull you out of the shark's mouth. This may sound funny but pulling you out of the shark's tight grip can rip your leg or where ever the shark bit you even more. It could even rip it off, and you don't want to risk that, have them punch and jab at the shark's sensitive areas. This will hopefully make the shark let go.
3. Once (or if) the shark lets go, you need to get out of the water. The blood could attract more sharks if it hasn't already. If no one is around to help you, you will have to swim back to shore. If there is someone, they can pull you into their boat or onto their surf board and take you to shore. (Or they can help you to shore in some way).
4. Once you are on shore, have someone tie a piece of their shirt or some kind of fabric around your bite. (It should be above the bite and should be tight) This will put pressure on the cut and help slow the blood loss. Then have someone call nine-one-one. If no one has a phone (which I doubt will happen), but if it does, have someone drive you to the nearest hospital as fast as possible!
Below are some tips on what to do before you you enter the water.
1. Don't wear bright colors. Sharks are attracted to bright colors. Wear black! Sharks are less attracted to black than other colors.
2. Don't go in the water if you are bleeding. If there are sharks in the water, the blood will surely attract them.
3. Never swim at night or at dawn or dusk. Sharks like to hunt at night! And these are the times when you are most likely to have an attack.
4. Always swim with a partner or group of people. That way you have someone there to save you! (Or help you at least.)
5. Try to stay as close to shore as you possibly can. If you can't, make sure you aren't alone and keep an eye out for any kind of danger.
6. Never swim near a place where fishing, chumming, or spear fishing is happening. Odds are a shark(s) is near by.
7. When scuba diving go straight down to the bottom! This may sound funny but sharks look for dead fish and such that may be floating at the surface of the water. Also Great White Shark's favorite food swim at the surface of the water: seals!
2. Don't go in the water if you are bleeding. If there are sharks in the water, the blood will surely attract them.
3. Never swim at night or at dawn or dusk. Sharks like to hunt at night! And these are the times when you are most likely to have an attack.
4. Always swim with a partner or group of people. That way you have someone there to save you! (Or help you at least.)
5. Try to stay as close to shore as you possibly can. If you can't, make sure you aren't alone and keep an eye out for any kind of danger.
6. Never swim near a place where fishing, chumming, or spear fishing is happening. Odds are a shark(s) is near by.
7. When scuba diving go straight down to the bottom! This may sound funny but sharks look for dead fish and such that may be floating at the surface of the water. Also Great White Shark's favorite food swim at the surface of the water: seals!