Rare primitive shark captured on film

[H2Andy]

if i see that thing coming at me, it's time to initiate a BLEED (Buddy Live Emergency Egress Drill)

in which you take your dive knife, stab your buddy, and swim away quickly

(you don't have to swim faster than the shark ... just faster than your buddy)

 

[DeputyDan]

The thing about the ocean is that you just never know what may swim by!

 

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if i see that thing coming at me, it's time to initiate a BLEED (Buddy Live Emergency Egress Drill)

in which you take your dive knife, stab your buddy, and swim away quickly

(you don't have to swim faster than the shark ... just faster than your buddy)

Remind me never to dive with you as my buddy

 

[ams511]

You guys are wimps, it is only 5 feet long. There are much bigger threats at recreational depths. However I do agree it does have a certain ugliness factor which makes it scary.

 

[H2Andy]

You guys are wimps, it is only 5 feet long.

only five feet long!!

only five feet long, he says!

my good man, the issue is not the thing's overall size, but the considerable sharpness of its dentature, which is, in this specimen, considerable

 

[ams511]

There are morays and barracudas that size with impressive dentature swimming off Jacksonville as we speak. Waiting for for you Andy. lol

 

[Gary D.]

You guys are wimps, it is only 5 feet long. There are much bigger threats at recreational depths. However I do agree it does have a certain ugliness factor which makes it scary.

Yea, If my wife measured the thing it would be 20' long. At least that's how I taught her.

Gary D.

 

[ams511]

only five feet long!!

only five feet long, he says!

my good man, the issue is not the thing's overall size, but the considerable sharpness of its dentature, which is, in this specimen, considerable

Andy it is closer than you think. Here is a film of one in better condition:

http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04etta/logs/aug26/media/frilled_shark_video.html

Note the location of the film.

 

[terrasmak]

The thing about the ocean is that you just never know what may swim by!

Thats why i love diving salt water.

 

[miketsp]

only five feet long!!

only five feet long, he says!

my good man, the issue is not the thing's overall size, but the considerable sharpness of its dentature, which is, in this specimen, considerable

They're supposed to be harmless to people...
http://www.worldofsharks.net/glossary_e.htm