/out/ — Tiger Sharks

>>2868397 (OP)
Learning what they look like will help. That's a sand tiger shark which is not much to worry about.

>>2868397 (OP)
We get these here in the summer. I've seen one once while spearfishing. Just like every other shark, you don't want to look like prey. I approach sharks trying to look tall in the water with spear pointed at them and nudge them if they get too close but typically they will maybe be a bit curious but generally uninterested in you as a prey item. That said, if a large shark decides to eat you, you are dead. Nothing you can really do about it.

>>2868397 (OP)
you bonk it on its nose and say
>bad shark, this is my fish! no, you cant have any
if it doesnt listen, you just flip it upside down

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>>2868568
I just stick my thumb up it's bumhole. Don't try it on stingrays, though, it really pisses them orf.

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>>2868397 (OP)
most of the places you can snorkel are too crowded to have tiger sharks. If it helps any I've snorkeled all over the kona coast of big island and I've never seen a tiger shark in shallow water or met anyone that has.

avoid the places nobody is swimming though. Places like Kona harbor and off the point at magic sands people get eaten sometimes. Stay in the shallows.

if you want to be really sure just stick to Kahalu’u Beach Park where the entire reef is behind a breakwater that sharks pretty much can't get through. But even then stay away from the deep north end where the surfing school is because that's not protected and sharks do go there.

anyways you're way more likely to drown in hawaii than get eaten by a shark
the waves there get big

>>2868630
>you're way more likely to drown in hawaii than get eaten by a shark
that's a statistical shallow analysis that has no bearing in specific situations
someone diving is way less likely to drown from waves giving you a big bonk, way more likely to find sharks depending of where you are

>>2868397 (OP)
Just stay aware of your surroundings. Maintaining eye contact will usually stop them from trying to take a bite. They’re nowhere near as aggressive as their reputation suggests. They are however not fussy about what they eat, so if they do attack you then they’re not just going to bite and spit you out like some other sharks

>>2868397 (OP)
Also that pic is a sand tiger which are harmless, actual tiger sharks have teeth that are much more horrific

>>2868397 (OP)
just stay home if you're so pussy about it
no one here thinks twice about sharks