Marine Life Bit by shark that wouldn't let go - Florida

[DandyDon]

An experienced diver is bitten by a shark, his friends are surprised to see that he did not remove the teeth from his stomach (Video, +18)

Experienced diver Ervin McCarty has had something he never thought would happen to him – he was bitten in the stomach by a shark who, even after surfacing, could not get the shark off his body. teeth deep in the belly. McCarty along with…

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Experienced diver Ervin McCarty has had something he never thought would happen to him – he was bitten in the stomach by a shark who, even after surfacing, could not get the shark off his body. teeth deep in the belly.McCarty along with a group of divers were enjoying the underwater beauties in Florida, when suddenly he was bitten by a small shark which at first glance did not seem dangerous, but he had actually caused serious injuries, the Telegraph reports.

“As soon as I went deep under the water, a shark appeared out of nowhere and bit me. He didn't want to let go of me, so I had to hold him in my arms until I got out of the water. I thought I was going to suffocate and run out of oxygen. But when I came out of the water, everyone knew that I had been bitten by a shark, and they had no way of knowing that I still had it in my stomach," McCarty said.

Although he reached the ship, the shark did not remove its teeth from his stomach in any way, until his colleagues intervened and tore him apart with a knife.

 

[matt9122]

I'm gonna assume this was a nurse shark. I'm also gonna assume it wasn't unprovoked.

 

[Trilobite]

I'm gonna assume this was a nurse shark. I'm also gonna assume it wasn't unprovoked.

Looks like a baby (?) nurse shark. The comments in the video suggest spearfishing was going on, though there's no confirmation anyone shot at this one. Looks like wounds were superficial.

 

[Eric802]

7 years ago according to the YouTube video.

 

[Kay Dee]

We have a small well camoflaged basically toothless cute looking shark in Oz(tralia) known as a Wobbegong which looks harmless as it spends most of its life stationary on the bottom, until you disturb it / go to pet / stroke it, as some fools do, and then it often bites with crushing force and have been known to have to be killed to remove from said 'stroker'.

Wobbegong - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[clownfishsydney]

We have a small well camoflaged basically toothless cute looking shark in Oz(tralia) known as a Wobbegong which looks harmless as it spends most of its life stationary on the bottom, until you disturb it / go to pet / stroke it, as some fools do, and then it often bites with crushing force and have been known to have to be killed to remove from said 'stroker'.

Wobbegong - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

I remember someone at Bronte in Sydney have to get the lifesavers to cut the head off a wobbie that had attached itself to his leg when he stood on it in the shallows. Don't let go!