are sharks really swimming around new Orleans?

[AAP]

I don't recall. I read it about years ago. It was in the 20's or 30's.

You can sit at the library and read that book all day. Its in the reference section.

It was the series of attacks in that creek that the movie Jaws was based upon. It was called Year Of The Shark..

http://www.hometowntales.com/shark.html

http://www.southjerseynews.com/shore/f081101a.htm

http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/topics/saf_nj_maneater.htm

 

[monstermmf]

Damn....I've been in the water with both sharks and alligators. I would pick a shark anyday. Alligators in water like that would be scary.

As a past owner of 3 alligators.. I could feer them way more than sharks.. I've only swam around sharks, but not like in a dangerous situation or anything. Just diving. No harm.. But after owning the alligators.. shit.. my biggest was 4 feet.. and that fucker was mean.. and raised by hand.. A wild one, I wouldn't want to be in water with.. When he was in the bottom of his tank, I would fish him out before grabbing him.. unless I was drunk I'd just slam my hands down in the water and hope I got ahold of him..


By the way.. I safely made it back to the United States.. Nice to be back

 

[NJjuice22]

Wow thats crazy - Does it say what creek??

Ramapo River , yup I saw this on discovery channel, they were looking for traces of teeth at the site of the attack 80 years later. they were several sitings of a huge shark and a boy was killed. people swore it was a great white, but they came to the conclusion it was most likely a bull shark.

 

[bigbair]

I saw the same thing. Didn't several (maybe four) people get attacked/killed in the same day?

 

[NJjuice22]

I saw the same thing. Didn't several (maybe four) people get attacked/killed in the same day?

yea your right...it was a few attacks..i just remember them searching where the boy was killed.

 

[Dunk]

bull sharks can survive in fresh water

 

[NJjuice22]

bull sharks can survive in fresh water

yea..thats why they were searching..scientists said it had to be a bullshark...eyewitness accounts said it was a great white or something.

 

[Dunk]

i wanted to get one for my fish tank. only reason i know.

 

[nutsnack]

lol @ fire ant... did he have smoke coming out of his asS?

 

[HumorMe]

lol @ fire ant... did he have smoke coming out of his asS?

If you have never been bitten by one then consider yourself lucky. Nasty bite.

Forms a blister and burns like a lit match and itches like crazy. You can't help but itch the shit out of it.