Code Monkey
Contributor
I've heard that the lists typically have some problems. Many people see a big shark and erroneously label it as a great white. On the other hand, many many swimmers disappear in shallow, murky rivers and, while experts agree that this was probably a bull shark attack, the deaths go unreported. I believe that many estimates put bulls as having killed more people than any other type of shark.
Not that great whites are all warm and fuzzy. A different interpretation of that "sample" bite is that they come out of nowhere, deliver one devastating bite, hang back and avoid all the flailing while their lunch dies, then re-approach to feed.
That said, I've dived with bulls on two occasions and, at no time, did I feel like I was in any danger (was a bit of a rush, though). Sharks *very* rarely attack divers.
Not that great whites are all warm and fuzzy. A different interpretation of that "sample" bite is that they come out of nowhere, deliver one devastating bite, hang back and avoid all the flailing while their lunch dies, then re-approach to feed.
That said, I've dived with bulls on two occasions and, at no time, did I feel like I was in any danger (was a bit of a rush, though). Sharks *very* rarely attack divers.