Surviving a Shark Attack: Poke its Eyes Out and its Jaws Will Loosen.

9 Responses to “Surviving a Shark Attack: Poke its Eyes Out and its Jaws Will Loosen.”

1. Gavin Hudson Posted: May 13th, 2008 at 4:05 am

   1 Dang. haha… that’s really all I have to say. Reply to this comment.

2. Steve N. Lee Posted: May 13th, 2008 at 5:23 pm

   2 This is interesting. I always figured the best, in fact possibly the only way to escape a sharp once it had hold of you would be to jab it in the eye. Nice to know my reasoning was spot on. Jason was extremely lucky, both to get away and to keep his head enough to try to escape in the first place. That said, I do hope the shark wasn’t seriously injured or blinded. It was only following its nature and not trying to hurt anyone. In fact, it is possible that the shark was simply curious about the strange ‘object’ it had found and wanted to explore it with its most developed tactile sensory tool - its mouth! If it was simply looking for an easy meal, I doubt such an enormous great white would have given Jason the chance to fight back and not crunched him up immediately or dragged him under to drown him. Of course there is another solution: Jason might have been doubly lucky - this shark might have been a really crap hunter! Interesting story. Thanks. Steve N. Lee author of eco-blog http://www.lionsledbysheep.com Reply to this comment.

3. Chris Kidwell Posted: May 13th, 2008 at 8:51 pm

   3 Well Steve, as much as the shark was only following his natural instinct. So was Jason when he thought to jab it in the eye, survival instinct means you’ll do pretty much anything. It’s different than the coast guard hunting that specific shark down and specifically exterminating it. Then it’s an issue on “It was only doing what it was born to do” Reply to this comment.

4. Jon Posted: May 13th, 2008 at 9:26 pm

   4 To Steven N. Lee If you were joking, forget what I’m about to say: If you are actually worried about the shark in this case, you are an asshole! I hope the swimmer comes and pokes your eye out next! Go hug a tree jerk! Reply to this comment.

5. John Kooz Posted: May 13th, 2008 at 10:15 pm

   5 It’s a great white shark. They’re the apex predators of the sea. Biologically, it’s in their dna to be exceptional hunters! If it’s survived past birth, which it has, there’s no such thing as a crap hunter great white! Reply to this comment.

6. Dagny McKinley Posted: May 13th, 2008 at 11:23 pm

   6 I’m not sure if anyone has seen the movie Sharkwater. I met the maker of the documentary who was trying to change perceptions of sharks. Generally they don’t attack humans and have gotten a bad reputation because of movies like Jaws. I wonder if food supplies weaken for sharks, we’ll see more attacks similar to mountain lions who have lost their habitat. Dagny McKinley www.onnotextiles.com organic apparel Reply to this comment.

7. jason Posted: May 13th, 2008 at 11:28 pm

   7 This is interesting. I always figured the best, in fact possibly the only way to escape a sharp once it had hold of you would be to jab it in the eye. Nice to know my reasoning was spot on. Jason was extremely lucky, both to get away and to keep his head enough to try to escape in the first place. That said, I do hope the shark wasn’t seriously injured or blinded. It was only following its nature and not trying to hurt anyone. In fact, it is possible that the shark was simply curious about the strange ‘object’ it had found and wanted to explore it with its most developed tactile sensory tool - its mouth! If it was simply looking for an easy meal, I doubt such an enormous great white would have given Jason the chance to fight back and not crunched him up immediately or dragged him under to drown him. Of course there is another solution: Jason might have been doubly lucky - this shark might have been a really crap hunter! Interesting story. Thanks. Steve N. Lee author of eco-blog http://www.lionsledbysheep.com Idiot. Reply to this comment.

8. naught101 Posted: May 14th, 2008 at 1:39 pm

   8 This is NOT an environmental news piece. This is just a horrendous echo of the mass-media hysteria about sharks. A number of species of sharks are endangered, and many are over-fished. We don’t need “news” about people getting attacked by sharks. It’s be happening for millions of years. It’s not news. What is news it the realisation that exterminating the ocean’s top predators is a recipe for disaster for the world’s ocean ecosystems, and following that, the rest of the land-based ecosystems on the planet. Reply to this comment.

9. James Posted: May 14th, 2008 at 5:13 pm

   9 well done to this bloke for being quick-thinking enough to go for the eyes and gills. they’re bloody scary critters; i’d hate to think of what it’d be like with 16 feet of hell ripping off the back of your leg! middleton’s been known to have sharks in the area, but this is a reminder to all regulars that these buggers are out there and will occasionally take a nip outta you! i love it how he stated that he “thought it was a dolphin, right up until….” yikes, i’ve been in a boat with one swimming around having a snoop, and can testify how pants-browningly scary they are up-close *shudders* open-ocean swimmers can keep their salt water and waves, i’ll jump back in the lap pool next time i’m feeling like taking a dip, thanks all the same! Reply to this comment.