Hawaii man greeted by great white shark during 'insane' experience

[@Youre_Right]

People that say sharks don’t intentionally target humans are wrong. I had my identity stolen by a shark. I only found out when the bank called and asked if I really was ordering a ton of tuna fish delivered to the Sunglow Pier at Daytona Beach.

[@KailaniASMR]

😂😂😂

[@ghstproject]

@@KailaniASMR lol :D

[@Notworthy85]

Its a growing problem that needs to be addressed.

[@Jay4yoursenses]

🤯🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@linonator]

Here I am thinking I was the only one experiencing this. Thank you for being so brave and putting it out there.

[@hilyfeocean3383]

She was smiling for the camera, I'm sure she liked, commented and subscribed... otherwise you wouldn't be telling this story.

[@nothingshouldbewithouteffort]

😂😂! 🦈🤍

[@thesedaze2381]

Excellent

[@birdlover7776]

👍😊

[@TopHatNat]

So "cute" the way they look like they're smiling! Always reminds me of Bruce, the great white shark from "Finding Nemo".

[@adale2771]

😂 😂😂

[@lovelandfrog5692]

I love how curious she is! She’s a gorgeous animal.

[@austintrousdale2397]

Your handle 🐸👀👾😁

[@wongwong1517]

It's a braindead violent beast that would eat it's own newborn child if it stuck around too long.

[@rainbowshopes3275]

Why is it always a She? Why can't it be a He?

[@shatiquego9876]

@@rainbowshopes3275it’s clearly a girl you don’t see the claspers on the bottom.

[@nelldavila3261]

Because it’s a female great white shark..

[@nonnie8388]

Perfectly said, she was curious. What animal or fish wouldn’t be curious? They are stunningly beautiful, graceful, powerful creatures. They deserve to live and thrive just like any living thing on this planet. Our survival depends on their survival and the health of our planet and oceans.

[@lisasweller6711]

Did you notice she is pregnant to. Majestic beasts.

[@hannibalbarca6308]

Seeing it from your little computer screen: 'ooh its beautiful, majestic, wonderful creature etc etc!!' Seeing it in real life in the water with you: an actual monster

[@melissakitelinger7543]

Agreed 💯

[@melissakitelinger7543]

@@hannibalbarca6308 Naw I've seen them and swam with the "monster" like people who are afraid of horses... Yeah they can kill you.. if you mess with them or just wrong place right time LoL 🤣 😉 you take the risk knowing

[@melissakitelinger7543]

@@lisasweller6711 I thought so too but you can't be sure. Full bellys look like that too sometimes

[@kerryrieu7792]

My favorite shark of all. Unfortunately most people dont understand how important all sharks are to our oceans. Like predators on land serve a purpose, predators in the ocean serve a purpose. Love the white shark. 🦈

[@jeanangel2104]

Mine too....love that shark

[@ImUrZaddy]

I do, that’s why I don’t go into the ocean and disturb their peace, saves me from getting bitten in half during the process too.

[@fastjoecorrigan7426]

Definitely a lot more Predator people

[@aflawedhuman2046]

Did you see the boat they found with a bunch of dead sharks on it, that were missing their fins? Such bs

[@truesonofliberty3267]

What do you think of land predators such as man. Are they a good thing?

[@villisachinvala5447]

Excellent photography! We lived in the Islands for 13yrs and dove a lot. So this was a beautiful story evoking beautiful memories. Thank you. Nozar and Villi Sachinvala

[@stan3943]

"If she wanted to take me, she could of; but she didn't." Story of my life...

[@Poatan.chama.]

🤣

[@john-wu2zb]

Ahhh the one that got away...

[@propowerkid647]

dawg

[@rjay5603]

😂

[@toyanthaog5109]

@@john-wu2zb😂😂

[@barrycoomer8137]

Beautiful. What an honour to see a great white. Lucky guy.

[@sgray2089]

ummmmm

[@Pazuzu-tn7bv]

He is a very lucky guy to actually see a great white shark in Hawaiian waters, its rare.

[@Nela1481]

Ahh ya

[@Ci3saLAlr3adyHipp3d]

@@Pazuzu-tn7bv what kind of sharks are normally in that ocean

[@Pazuzu-tn7bv]

@@Ci3saLAlr3adyHipp3d al types of shark species live in Hawaiian waters like tiger sharks, white tip reef sharks, Galapagos sharks , scalloped hammerheads ect.ect.ect but great whites are rare in Hawaii they tend to be more prevalent on the California coast down to baja mexico and the eastern coast of the US. Australian waters and in South African waters to my knowledge.?

[@tinal30x]

This video is such a breath of fresh air, it makes such a lovely difference to see the friendliest of such a feared species, thank you so much for sharing this xx

[@jaredwilleford5097]

Friendly?hahaha.until she tried to have me for dinner.these things are so dangerous.💯don’t get it twisted.

[@a-ramenartist9734]

​@@jaredwilleford5097source?

[@batmanimal5993]

Not really sure how this could of ended up if he didn't have eyes on it looks like it notices he sees it and his movements aren't of fear or treading water clumsily so it turns away . It could have been following him a long time especially if he had a pee in the water .

[@TurboK24z]

That's because they are a fearsome predator. It just wasn't feeling it that day to prey on a human.

[@galvinstanley3235]

​@@jaredwilleford5097All sharks are dangerous,however people love snorkeling with sharks all the time and not get bit.If a shark wants you they'll attack you,but if you don't bother them you can see them up close.

[@Alex-vq9vj]

Love that it was a positive, non-sensationalizing report! Well done!

[@lilyflower5576]

I would have been like " I was almost eaten" 😭

[@davelundergoesunder]

As a diver, I have told people that if I am diving and a shark shows up, whether or not I am attacked, is entirely up to the shark. There is not very much I could do against a fast powerful animal. When they decide to strike, they moved very fast.

[@duanescot]

No one knows the vulnerable feeling of being at the bottom of the food chain as much as a diver in 60 feet of murky north coast California water with a string of bleeding speared fish within earshot of a pinniped colony :)

[@cymonka3492]

Always carry a bang stick with you

[@timothyjohnson679]

I'm terrified of sharks, but this kinda helps keep in perspective. Trying to swim or get away probably is a bad idea! I guess you just close you're eyes and hope it's not hungry 🤣

[@codycottreau8826]

there scared of things that hold there ground because their used to everything running from them

[@abdul8315]

@@cymonka3492 bangstick won't stop a shark that big, Yes it will injure it but u still a deadman

[@christopheraltenhofen4234]

My wife and I dive and we've done several shark dives. We also did the cage diving with Great Whites at Guadalupe Island. We know several people who have had encounters with Great Whites without cages, and all have had uneventful interactions. After Guadalupe, it was clear to me that these sharks have very deliberate hunting tactics - observing a target and possibly probing it - before striking. Most times, they are not in hunt mode. I've personally seen bull sharks go into hunt mode and it happens very quickly and in response to some stimulus.

[@futurepainthemaking9821]

True and bull sharks don’t play around. White are predatory hunters. I rather be with a white shark over a bull shark any day. I’ve met both sharks and the bull Sharks I noticed seemed to be more interested than the white sharks. Personal experience it could have been different if I was nervous or acting like a fish in distress.

[@Lucaz99]

Great whites are ambush hunters. That’s why you’ll most see them coming from the bottom like in this video

[@mommy2libras]

I'm from the Gulf Coast and would rather deal with white sharks than bull sharks. We have plenty around here and they're responsible for most of the attacks along the gulf coast beaches. The worst thing about them is that they're a-holes. They have an anger problem or some- they just attack for no reason but then KEEP attacking. Many shark attacks are the result of curious mistakes on the shark's part but after one taste, they tend to be done. But bull sharks are like dogs who've been trained to fight. They'll lock on and keep ripping and shaking and if they lose grip, they come back. For a smaller species they can do a lot of damage. If they didn't go rage mode every time, they wouldn't be so bad.

[@accradata]

Could be the greatest experience of your life, or the last. I can only imagine the adrenalin this guy would've been feeling as he realised what it was, cruising up towards him from the depths...amazing stuff

[@Lee-ic8ln]

Great whites rarely attack humans.

[@bryceables2319]

Accepted his fate

[@kd3pcrgang]

That ain’t no great experience, that’s a dumb asf experience

[@2380knight]

@@bryceables2319😂lmfao

[@lucasmancini2]

The chances that a great white encounter will kill you are almost none aslong as you stay calm, stay your ground and look at them. of course if you splash around and panic, your chances to surviving rapidly decrease. But great whites are pretty chill if you are.

[@AlohaLowah]

Shark was thinking "remember to say fish are friends not food... It keeps the people calm. And don't forget to smile!!!"

[@GabrielPHahn]

Probably she is Bruce's wife... 😬

[@Coccolinodc]

It’s crazy to think that encounters with white sharks can range from something this benign and amazing to the horrible tragedy of poor Simon Nellist, who was predated upon by a GW while he was swimming along the coast south of Sydney. There the shark identified him as prey attacked and came back multiple times to actually take chunks out of him. Luckily the latter cases are very rare

[@skycloud4802]

In a way, sharks are a lot like people. Most will leave you alone, but sometimes they will harm you.

[@xtherealest]

Because there's big difference between people that get attacked and people that don't. Like 99% of the time when someone gets attacked is when they are swimming they don't know the shark is there and the shark thinks it's prey is trying to escape. When there's people like this that are just snorkeling, freediving, scuba diving or something like that. They see the shark. They know there's nothing to freak about. They stay calm, the sharks just come to check out what is it there and just swims away. Sharks are curious, most of them probably haven't seen a human ever so they don't know what it is so they just come to check it out. They don't attack without a reason. When someone is swimming and splashing around and they get attacked by a shark then sorry that's your fault. You were splashing around acting like sharks prey. When you go for a swim in the ocean or a sea that's just the risk you have to accept when entering the water. It's their territory, not yours.

[@kwl189]

@@xtherealest that’s a very developed comment to basically summarise my mentality whenever I’m in unfamiliar territory with animals. Surrender to them. This is their turf and their territory, you’re just passing by, you’re out of your lane here and got to give them their respect.

[@Apocketfullofbs]

Great white sharks***

[@Mortthemoose]

@@skycloud4802 That's just not true though! Humans that harm other humans are evil. Sharks that harm humans are just hungry! It's survival for them! They don't think "oh, that's a human. We sharks don't attack humans".

[@stephanieyee9784]

That is such an awesome story and a once in a lifetime experience. She is a beautiful animal.

[@amandastakeonit7402]

You hope anyway! Because with each encounter, like with any animal, your odds of an uneventful outcome drop. I would worry more if it were a Tiger shark like he originally thought, THAT would have terrified me!

[@makinghistory4625]

I hope you encounter one someday

[@2ndTim3_1-6]

and the Shark

[@parabola8933]

If you look at the malibu artist on youtube, he has a bunch of drone videos of great whites swimming around people all the time off the California coast. They're always around you and they don't attack unless it's mistaken identity.

[@missalisha9644]

Amazing, do you happen to remember the KZbin page name? I just wanted to check it is out. I tried to find it but dont know any names lol

[@missalisha9644]

Oppp. Well never mind lol I just typed in 'Malibu artist' and the first video that came up in the search was from a KZbin channel called 'Malibu artist' & the video was of Drone footage of sharks like you said LMAO

[@Drifter6942]

That man has some amazing drone footage from California and the Gallipolis islands. He also inspired a young boy that is on the start of a great career of aqua drone footage his channel is GreatWhiteDronE and has collaborated with The Malibu Artist. Check him out, but remember, he is like 10 or something, so he is just starting out

[@missalisha9644]

@@Drifter6942 Thank you, I appreciate the suggestion as I really enjoy content like that. And it's rather shocking that such a young man can collaborate with someone older than him, just shows how talented he really is. I'm certainly going to be checking him out right now. Thank you 😊

[@Antonio_4]

The Malibu artist's is awesome. His content really changed my perspective of great whites. That, and there's also another video of a guy who filmed the eyes of a shark. It's truly stunning to see they have pupils that move around and follow you too, instead of just the scary looking "lifeless black pearl of death". It almost makes the shark look friendly to me after seeing the life in their eyes lol.

[@lonelyrooster]

I feel like if I ever met a shark it would just change me. Seeing something that stunning in the wild and sharing that moment. Like seeing a mythical creature..

[@xtherealest]

It almost is a mythical creature. Their population decreased so much it almost is like seeing a unicorn. I wish I could dive with a great white or a tiger shark someday. It would be amazing. I don't need no cage to do it. They should ban killing all sharks so their population goes up at least a bit. They're amazing and they're keeping the balance in the oceans. There's many species that just go invasive because there's not enough predators to hunt them and sharks could definitely be a solution to those problems.

[@Liftingsaveslifes]

@@xtherealestI dive in Hawaii (big island) and almost every single time I dive I see atleast one shark. From my experience it just feels like seeing an animal that could kill you if it felt like it and I kinda feel lower in the food chain which is a wierd feeling for humans. It’s quite humbling especially when it comes to bigger/more aggressive sharks

[@MetallicaKing48]

I’ve said it again and again until I’ve been blue in the face. These are animals living in their natural habitat. They aren’t monsters, they are simply surviving. But they will check us out and say hello once in a while.

[@maxpulido4268]

And if it bites me, I'm gonna eat shark for lunch every day for the rest of my life.

[@Jeff-bl1rz]

Say it again …

[@4477superman]

Not monsters but still predators. They can and do eat people occasionally

[@MetallicaKing48]

@@4477superman Usually by accident or for survival reasons. Lions, tigers, and bears also do the same thing. Does that make them monsters? No. Monsters literally just kill only to kill. It’s like a sport to them. I’ll give you an example though that fits pretty well in this topic. The dinosaurs from the Jurassic Park movie franchise, they weren’t monsters. They were Apex predators, yes. But they were not monsters. They were confused from living in a sheltered environment from captivity, and they were wanting to break free to actually survive. But in the movie franchise of Jurassic World, we got these new genetically altered creatures that mimic dinosaurs. But they are not animals, they are definitely closer to the definition of monster. For the fact that they do in fact kill only for sport and not for survival.

[@predaxgamer6396]

@@MetallicaKing48 dolphins sound more like monsters to me.

[@xwing1977]

A guardian of the sea, just coming up to say "Hi" - here we see an intelligent and curious, but cautious animal, not the mindless killer as they're sometimes portrayed....The diver is blessed to have such an amazing and humbling experience :)

[@Southpoint2019]

This is proof they don’t just kill for fun. Creatures of the earth aren’t all killers like humans

[@wavy2815]

@@Southpoint2019 maybe it wasn’t hungry enough

[@Southpoint2019]

@@wavy2815 which is my point Anything will kill when it’s hungry. Unfortunately sharks gets a bad rep because they can’t build computers

[@DevilDaRebel]

@@Southpoint2019 It’ll kill you because it’s too stupid to identify it’s target. Hence why it’ll cut you in half and then leave once it realizes you’re not it’s usual prey.

[@cozysundew33]

@@Southpoint2019 sharks also close their eyes when they open their mouth and also don’t tend to recognize what their prey looks like so they won’t know till they bite you. Most sharks will actually let a human go cause we taste bad but then that leaves said person bitten and bleeding.

[@darrelbaring]

I've been spear fishing on the Big Island for over 30 years, almost every weekend and have encountered many different types of sharks but none have ever showed aggressive behavior. Most ignored me except for the tiger sharks. They always came close and then suddenly turned away when they were within a couple of feet reach. A friend of mine told me they saw a great white in Milolii years ago. Wish there was go pro cameras back then.

[@art-team69]

What's your favorite spearfishing spot?

[@SithCelia]

What an honor to be able to share this kind of experience with such an ancient and sadly misunderstood being. We really do inhabit an amazingly beautiful planet!

[@markhilltaco4079]

Yes people think they mistake humans for seals but they sometimes clearly hunt and eat humans. Very misunderstood

[@ST4M3RSAC1OW3N]

They don't eat humans. They take exploratory bites and when they taste the iron content in our blood it repels them. Just so happens because of their size , strength and serrated teeth. When they do bite they do heavy damage but they do no feed on humans or every bite victim would be taken under and devoured by shark & Co.

[@bEtHeSdA_LAME_sTuDi0s]

​@@markhilltaco4079 Great bait

[@replynotificationsdisabled]

@@markhilltaco4079 agreed, same with orca. Just waiting to see humans swimming with seal hunter orcas. Those people who say they don't target humans aren't the ones swimming in shark infested waters.

[@ericfixedtwo8067]

@@markhilltaco4079 nice try

[@jessehutchings]

Seeing a white shark (and not being a snack) in person diving must be one of the most amazing things

[@suganae8349]

The way she just comes into frame smiling

[@htruth1785]

Large pregnant white sharks are very chilled out

[@betsybarnicle8016]

She looked pregnant.

[@xenomorph42]

@@betsybarnicle8016 or full

[@Erin-vu1tt]

She actually looked pregnant! Not that I've ever seen a female great white shark. 🦈 Let alone a pregnant one! 🤔 🤭 😆

[@Coolcatz2500]

I wondered if she was pregnant too

[@vickymarinou6271]

Same thought here

[@pamelaturner6092]

I was thinking the same: pregnant, or had recently eaten.

[@Marc9889]

Maybe she’s just big-boned?

[@vangu2918]

My thought also👍

[@hera7884]

Great Whites are beautifully camouflaged. If you look at one above you, it blends in with the light, if you look down at one, it looks like a rock on the sea floor.

[@scotteppers]

What an experience!!.. One in a million. Thank you for sharing

[@Ranger_k16]

Diving with white sharks is fairly common

[@gunnar4915]

@@Ranger_k16 Not with whites

[@Ranger_k16]

@@gunnar4915 you should probably get out more

[@GR-uc1gq]

@@gunnar4915 racist

[@fraskie66]

@@Ranger_k16 Swimming near divers yes, but one that is swimming directly toward the diver and comes inches from them face to face.. not often

[@kenmcdougall6106]

Love the expression 'they only behave aggressively when they're actively foraging'... it's not like they're looking for mushrooms and herbs, is it? Would hunting be perhaps more accurate?

[@fastjoecorrigan7426]

KRAZY

[@gurgleblaster2282]

They scavenge to. Whale carcasses etc. They hunt seals and rays. Foraging is a catch all to include scavenging.

[@gurgleblaster2282]

They scavenge to. Whale carcasses etc. They hunt seals and rays. Foraging is a catch all to include scavenging.

[@kylebartlett7417]

We at my house have a saying about my dogs.This is a perfect way to express it to the Oceans.With two young kids just two years apart many spills, drops, and a whole lot of other with food.When it happens we call the dogs our Mobile Disposal.That s exactlay what they are as well

[@brsrc759]

Yeah not only that but they do not "bite" things. They attack!! I got nailed in 1999 by a 12-ft tiger in kona. And now one of my classmates gets nailed by a great white in Kona. Probably this shark

[@ShakazuluJones]

I think it was very kind of that shark to go out of her way to greet the diver.

[@XIII5XIII]

Im shocked they'd be in the ocean of all places...

[@Erin-vu1tt]

@S faafiti. 😆🤣😆🤣😆

[@jahjah525]

😆

[@sk8ercaligirl]

Funny comment lol 😂

[@Wendi713]

@@casey8083 Would you like a dictionary to look up the word irony???

[@jimsurfnfish8089]

😂😂😂 the shark wasn’t smiling at him, da Buggah was smiling at your joke🤙🏽 Obviously some people don’t have a sense of humor, not to mention names Casey😂🤣🤪

[@0MsBlueberry0]

Thank you for posting such a 'harmless', insightful and beautiful video of one of the great animals roaming this earth. It seems the feeling of 'awe' was mutual.

[@ScottRock-mr6qk]

You mean harmless this time. Next time he might not be as lucky. It all depends on whether the sharks is hungry or not as to whether he makes it back alive. This video might well have been the last video of his life. Again just depends on the shark because in the ocean we're no longer the top predators.

[@HowToHaveFunOutdoors]

Amazing video! We have a bunch of shark videos on our channel. But we don't have a great white. Deron rocked it!

[@zmonsterk]

Pregnant and/or full of whale blubber she is very lay back but clear water is definitely the best place to run into a large white. 🇦🇺

[@SquirrelThis]

Ahhh a fellow Aussie who recognises that 15 foot is big-ish, and that in Hawaii there is more wriggle room for the chances of an awe and wonder encounter. Where as over here, while cruisy moments still happen, it is perhaps better to simply NOT be in the water with them, as they rarely look THAT well rounded in our waters 😁 what a beauty though! Definitely full of blubber or babies.

[@Virjunior01]

@@SquirrelThis is it not because they GO to your continent for annual feasting?

[@SquirrelThis]

@@Virjunior01 ooh sorry I totally misread your reply 😳 but yeah that seems about right too. 😬😄

[@Kai_soze]

@@SquirrelThis 15 foot is huge, but clear waters is definitely the best time to encounter a large shark. I've watched videos of great whites in Australia and they come out of no where and disappear in a blink of an eye. Thats sketchy.

[@Abebe345]

Whether they have fed recently is probably something that should be more talked about and visual cues.

[@CerebralEnema]

So awesome. They are actually quite common in Hawaii but generally stay in deep water.

[@Laakona]

Not always. I was diving with friends about half a mile off Haleiwa in 2001 and saw one in less than 100 feet of water.

[@Cola64]

@@Laakona saw one off the old airport near kona back in the 80’s

[@MOAB-UT]

They follow the food- usually deep with currents (that bring in the food chain.) In Galapagos, they come right up to the shore...to get the seals.

[@vdoza33]

@@Laakona yeah that’s why they said generally. Learn to read.

[@ataboy42h14]

The video I saw of the Great White off of Haleiwa, they were pretty far out. I’m trying to find that video to share and you can compare the size of the shark to the diver who taped it. Unbelievable beauty 🙏🏼👍🏼💖💖💖

[@UnicornTears12]

You know what. I've avoided 100% of shark encounters by simply not going into the ocean.

[@kevinpersaud2949]

I wish they'd just post the whole footage. They kept just starting it over where you couldn't really see.

[@SquirrelThis]

That was incredible, she was BEAUTIFUL and yes her behaviour was clearly curious, which would have brought my fear level down from scream, poop myself and faint to... pee myself, shake violently, hyperventilate, thrash wildly for the boat the minute I unfroze and then cry uncontrollably in the corner, all whilst thanking God repeatedly. 😆

[@heatherhillman9605]

Her fins are slightly bent, not fully bent but she was very wary and ready if he were to make any kind of threatening move. She was super cautious.

[@vickymatous5512]

She’s gorgeous!! And did you notice her smile on the way up?! “Oh hey- wonder what that is up there… ah- human… off I go” What an amazing moment to share with her!! ❤️🦈

[@manwellmanwell4237]

I highly doubt that’s why the shark was thinking 😂

[@roadboat9216]

Good visibility makes a big difference too I have dove with many sharks before including Tiger and Great hammerhead and never felt threatened. I could see them, they could see me. Murky water and surfers,/swimmers splashing on the surface are different settings.

[@deborahmerkerson1145]

I was blessed to snorkel throughout the Florida Keys, Bahamas and Caribbean and saw many sharks. I only saw one that was threatening. It was just as you see in nature videos, it was swimming with quick, darting movements, coming closer with each pass. I had my two daughters with me and I told them to get to the dive boat while I stayed between them and the shark, facing it. I had never had training on what to do if a shark acted like it as going to attack. I just did what felt right, to stand my “ground” and look as big as possible. After a few more passes, it swam off. Once I was back in the boat I learned that the shark had been chased over the reef head by two inexperienced snorkelers who were taking pictures. It was a large reef, at least 60 feet across with only 18 inches of water over it. The shark was pi$$ed and I couldn’t blame it. So was I, but not with the shark!

[@luiserenner7147]

Yes, they are looking out for the surprise. If he wasn't aware of her it made have taken a different turn though

[@kiwibloke2000]

Yup. I agree and have similar experiences- easier to be calm and deal with them when you have visibility.

[@deborahmerkerson1145]

@@kiwibloke2000 Since you responded very recently I would like to ask you a question and see if you can give me any insight as to what was going on. I grew up in Key West and heard many stories about barracudas and how they attack people wearing shiny jewelry. I have made certain to not wear anything to attract them! Then over the years I have had dive masters say there are no documented barracuda attacks on people. I still haven’t researched it. But twice I had huge barracuda get really close and personal when I was snorkeling in the Bahamas. The first time was in water about 20 feet deep next to a reef that rose nearly to the surface. We had just anchored and were getting ready to snorkel the reef. I had gone in to check the anchor. As always, I looked over my shoulder as I was headed back to the boat for my two daughters. This barracuda as long as I was and just about as round was about six feet from me and swimming towards me. I did not handle it well. I knew my two young children were exiting the boat and I popped up yelling for them to get back in. I don’t know what the barracuda did because my head was out of the water. My husband was furious with me, made us leave and refused to take us snorkeling for two days. As we were leaving two snorkelers from another boat surfaced. They had been spear fishing and my now ex-husband said that the barracuda had been disturbed by the spear fishing and it came to check us out. If my children had still been in the boat it would have been different. But they were 6 and 7 at the time and that fish was as large as they were. I had never been concerned before but barracudas usually just sort of drift in and out without much movement. This particular barracuda was moving as though it had a purpose! The last time I was snorkeling alone in water less than 6’ deep near shore over a grass bed. I had been looking for seahorses and was ready to leave. I was near a rock jetty that jutted out about 30’ in water three feet deep. I was literally pulling myself along by my hands while floating on the surface. I glanced over my shoulder and there was the biggest barracuda I have ever seen. I did not know they got that big. I am tall and had on flippers and this fish was as long as I was with flippers and it was bigger round than me. You know how in Little Red Riding Hood she says ‘Why Grandma, what big teeth you have!’ Well, that’s what it was like with both of those barracuda. It wasn’t just that they had gotten so close, it was that I could see their teeth. Really see them. I can still see them! It’s the stuff of nightmares. Do you think I was in any danger or were they just curious? That particular rock jetty is in front of 6-7 condos with a very small beach (especially by Bahamas standards) and in use year round. I cannot imagine a fish that large was living in that area. I had snorkeled in that area many times. There’s nothing to eat! So what do you think he was doing? I have puzzled over that for 16 years! Maybe I should write a barracuda expert to find out. I am definitely not a scary cat but those two fish unnerved me. Is this something commonplace? M.

[@kiwibloke2000]

@@deborahmerkerson1145 I don't have any experience really with Barracuda. I am aware that they will attack a spearfisher if you shoot them and don't kill them and that they will go for shiny objects. However, I would say you were in zero danger. There is no way a person would look like food and it is not good survival practice to 'fight' large creatures like humans if a barracuda can't swallow it in a bite, and I have never heard of a problem with them. The one with the spearfishers around was probably excited by speared fish and coming to see if you had some. the 6 feet of water is plenty of depth for bait fish. and they tend to hang around structures like the jetty.

[@Hydragames648]

She is definitely one happy girl it must be her first time seeing a wild human

[@joshuatrotter25]

Actually scientists are just now starting to figure out that they migrate from Guadalupe Island in October and come to the open Pacific even as far as Hawaii and return to the Guadalupe around March(males) and April(the bigger females)

[@Prince0fm0rbid]

From what I understand GW's actually roam the seas a lot more often and a lot further than that.

[@jahjah525]

Hmmmm.and our people did that too....

[@laoisem316]

@@Prince0fm0rbid They actually don't though. They are found around the world so that is what we thought prior. Thanks to identification measures and gps tracking we now know that they tend to stick to their own area of the world. In other words, a GW that was first identified off the coast of Africa is not likely to be found in Hawaiian waters.

[@Prince0fm0rbid]

@@laoisem316 that raises so many more questions for me

[@florianschmidt1055]

@@laoisem316 wrong.

[@kukuipupule4415]

Brah, Dats Freddy...He's cool

[@Bravenotsorry94]

It’s a she

[@Deeznutz...]

@@Bravenotsorry94 he trans

[@Bravenotsorry94]

@@Deeznutz... lol

[@Adam-sv5uo]

Did you call her Chica?

[@BeardMan01]

My grandfather used to be a lobster fisherman in Rhode Island. He told me a story about a Mako shark that would always greet them on the way back to harbor looking for treats. They'd throw excess/leftover bait for him. There was a big Mako tournament one day and he stopped showing up. He thinks he was caught by someone who knew about his habits with the lobster boats.

[@omarlagasca7487]

Great white carrying a smiley face….lucky diver she was not hungry…

[@acojankovic3709]

Have that big camera helped him out

[@seraphinaaizen6278]

Since the advent of drones, it's become clear just how close great white sharks are to people ALL THE TIME. If you've been swimming off the beach in warm waters, the odds are you've been within a few meters of a shark and never noticed. They're more interested in looking for sting rays and other things that are actually on their menu.

[@xtherealest]

Probably 95% people that encounter a shark don't even know the shark was there near them. They don't have the reason to attack. There's so much footage of people swimming and even kids swimming near a GW shark and those kids don't even know and the shark doesn't care. They just peacefully coexist.

[@jenniferjones2579]

They have no problem eating us just as well.

[@evoke97]

@@jenniferjones2579 They really don't, they may bite to identify us but we are not on their menu

[@zlj18manta]

The moment the shark saw the camera pointed at her, she knew to just turn around because the cameraman never dies.

[@ataboy42h14]

She’s Awesome 👏🏽 It’s possible that the whale carcass spotted off Oahu recently may be her victim. This is their normal route, storing enough whale fat and finally taking their final journey to their mating grounds in the Guadalupe Islands only to start the journey over again. The Animal Planet, and David Attenborough are my favorite documentaries especially when it comes to Great Whites There was one spotted at Haleiwa? A huge one too caught on camera too 👍

[@bosesebi6685]

They don`t kill whales, they just eat carcasses.

[@mikewhitman745]

Mating grounds? Has that been discovered? Far as I know the only reports of any type of mating behavior have only been seen around a whale carcass, and no mating was seen but after the sharks fed the started rubbing against each other more and the males started getting enlarged claspers. Where is your information about migrations and mating coming from?

[@seraphinaaizen6278]

@@bosesebi6685 There's actually footage that's emerged just recently of a great white shark killing a humpback whale. So whether or not it's common behavior we don't know, but it certainly does happen. In fairness, it was a juvenile whale. But it was still three times the size of the shark.

[@ataboy42h14]

@@mikewhitman745 like I said, DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

[@mikewhitman745]

@@ataboy42h14 OK captain attitude. You still didn't actually answer the question did you? What show? What was the title of the documentary? Who conducted the field work discovering this? Where is the published report detailing the mating courtship and amount of mating happening? Point of clarity. You never said that information came from anywhere. You just said they were your favorite documentaries, almost as an aside.

[@mariahjahanbakhsh171]

I love how he laughed nervously when the other guy was like “You’re not fish food right now.” I guarantee this mans life flashed before his eyes and he’s traumatized by seeing a great white that close to him

[@CalvinOnTheCoast]

Probably not. He likely went back the next day.

[@elementneon]

It's a good thing we are not aware of just how often these big guys are just out of sight checking us out, mostly just cruising and seeing the sites. It is amazing watching drone footage of them just offshore passing by, dipping in to see what all the noise is about, then moving on.

[@preservocean7862]

WOW! What an amazing experience - one you'll never ever forget!

[@unrepentingrebel3241]

It was a Great White Shark

[@Cola64]

Wow that was the kill zone to , you swimming above and the shark deep below 🤙🏻

[@mad-pit3832]

You watch to much shark week lol

[@Cola64]

@@mad-pit3832 Can’t stand Shark Week ‘ But I did stay at a Holiday Inn last Night 🌴

[@MissMarshall]

Oh ❤️ what a sweet mama girl. She looks like she’s carrying some babies too.

[@ginapineda5622]

What a beautiful shark such a cool experience 🥰

[@GangGangClips]

Epic! Love the new POVs all around the world thanks to action cams! Imagine what was never captured!

[@JordanVanRyn]

This guy is lucky to see a very chill shark and be in her presence. I would be terrified to be in the presence of a great white shark.

[@theredrover3217]

Wow! How far off shore, depth?

[@sherrimartin4775]

Much respect to the shark...one of my worst nightmares besides a grizzly bear 😬

[@leviathan3630]

Grizzly bears are probably 10x as dangerous as great white sharks

[@pedrojavierish]

I respect them and love them to but that's also funny coming from the APEX predator the world have ever known.

[@AlexJonesFool]

Several feet underwater, there’s nothing you can do🤣😩.

[@a_w9570]

@@AlexJonesFool they dont attack, you can dive with greatwhites, bull sharks and tiger sharks for 10s of years and not attack you

[@jimmyreece5781]

@@a_w9570 or you can be attacked the first time you go in the water. The essence is that you're never safe.

[@askforwisdomfirst]

Timing (shark not hungry) + calm behavior (from the man) = you get to tell the tale.

[@1mikewalsh]

He never felt he was in danger because that's how sharks work, one minute yer swimming along, the next, "GOTCHA!"

[@whatsmolly5741]

You're pretty safe while diving, great whites usually ambush from the bottom so unless you're flopping around like a seal on the surface you should be ok.

[@sgtkillgore]

"Gotcha bitch" - Dave Sharkpelle

[@hannibalbarca6308]

@@whatsmolly5741 lmao, you are never 'safe' around a giant aquatic predator.

[@whatsmolly5741]

@@hannibalbarca6308 you're pretty safe with an orca or a sperm whale and they will both kill a great white just for the lols

[@holliegould3463]

i appreciate that the station took the time to explain the harmless behavior instead of stoke fear in the hearts of their viewers 🥰 as an adult, i've learned to love the concept and vital roles sharks play in their respective niches, but the fear placed in me during childhood has never fully gone away and it makes me sad :(

[@electricbullshark765]

Shark said "nice fins bruh" and kept cruisin

[@OrlandoStreets]

I had a similar experience snorkeling in Maui. It was years ago but I still think about it and share the story. Very frightening.

[@DougalSAFC]

What’s the story?! I’d genuinely like to hear it

[@Firstnameunknownfr]

@@DougalSAFC he’s lying

[@selfdefensept]

Yes they are wary around humans. Last month one Great White in Australia was so wary of humans, that he took the leg off a 15 year boy who was surfing and killed him. Hate to think of what they would do if they WEREN'T wary of humans.

[@julielabelle2783]

Beautiful capture, thank you for sharing. 🌊🦈💦

[@willcookmakeup]

Love this. I’ve always loved sharks and got to be around them only once but they truly are just curious and don’t really care about us and aren’t to be irrationally feared

[@jimmyreece5781]

You haven't been around them enough.

[@patootie3529]

@@jimmyreece5781 and people who have been around them their whole lives would still say they are majestic

[@sandraoviedo6377]

I had the same experience off Catalina at a spot called Rock Quarry . At 40 feet a 16 foot GWS swam right above me . I dove down to 100 feet . It swam down - circled me - checked me out and swam slowly away . It was huge ! And its girth was so thick . The GWS was not aggressive at all . Just curious .

[@Irelandrbi]

Amazing encounter. Wow.

[@billsixx]

Yeah, when they disappear in font of you, they reappear right behind you.....

[@mechanic6682]

First time I went freediiving at night on Maui I dropped my light. It was only 30 feet so I swam down and grabbed it. My light hit a fish and when I saw the eye staring back I realized it was a shark. I practically ran across the water cartoon style back to the Zodiak. My friend laughed at me because it was only a 3 ft reef shark.

[@johnvalerian8440]

No thanks, I’ll just stay on land

[@louispatino7964]

Congratulations on the great images and an amazing wildlife experience. We can coexist with them peacefully in their own home. Aloha!

[@edstimator1]

Until they get hungry and bite your face off!

[@patootie3529]

@@edstimator1 u don't know much about sharks I'm guessing. JAWS is a fictional movie with extremely fictional shark behavior towards humans

[@Eggzlord]

“This man has a LOT to be grateful for, as he was in a close encounter with a great white shark!” Shark: *Yo wassup*

[@bret8024]

We're all talking about how lucky this guy was when in fact sharks have much more to fear from humans than vise versa

[@aprilsmith3683]

She is a beauty... Well done on keeping a steady hand and a calm head... 🇿🇦

[@sharkyj1796]

People so often try to put white shark behavior in a box. They try to call it one thing so they can deal with every shark the same way. But the truth is, white shark behavior is so perplexing because it's never just one thing. Like us, white sharks exhibit a wide variety of personalities and feelings. These behaviors change and morph all the time and there's no one specific behavior from a white shark. They are amazing animals. Sometimes they may be out to get us, sometimes they aren't. We have much to learn about them.

[@BAGEARA33]

So lovely to have a positive encounter reported! Good ya's! One love to all sharks...

[@Coolcatz2500]

Beautiful creature!!

[@johnwindham6226]

That’s one big tita.

[@repurposedart9897]

@0:33 the shark is smiling.

[@lesliecalvert3458]

I follow a guy named the Malibu artist who shows drone footage daily of white sharks within feet of swimmers and paddle boarders and I have yet to see 1 attack..not 1 and I am talking right up on each other so I think the circumstances have to have something to do with the attacks that do happen. When you consider the amount of swimmers and surfers annually who enter the water that number versus attack numbers are extremely low so not all sharks are just out to kill people..I have seen way too much drone footage daily for that to be incorrect

[@melissamcclain34]

I love his channel!!!!

[@lesliecalvert3458]

@@melissamcclain34 oh me tooo... did you see Orlando bloom paddleboarding with the white sharks? It was awesome. I love love this channel

[@Abebe345]

Yet there are attacks reported every year. Maybe one day Malibu artist will capture one, hopefully where they bite the board or boat only, and will offer perspective. Most attacks are underwater though or maybe a surfer, so not the majority of what Malibu artist films.

[@brianfeldz1797]

Some of these comments are truly delusional. When they say “sharks are curious”, they don’t mean human curiosity. It’s never a good idea to attribute human characteristics and motivation to wild animals, or even non mammalian characteristics and motivations to non mammalians. Shark curiosity isn’t about seeking beauty, or fun, or play, or friends or wonder, it’s about two things mostly, finding out if something is edible or not and finding out if it’s dangerous or not. One of the major reasons they ignore us is because they don’t have a frame of reference for us, they don’t understand what we are, what we are doing down there, they can’t recognize our smell and they don’t quite know what we are made of, and they really don’t know if we pose a danger or not. So they are cautious animals in general. Well, most of the time, except when they are very hungry. Meat and fat are two of their favorite things. It’s not that they “don’t want to eat us”, in some conscious, pacifist way. Or that they just real,y hate land meat. They don’t understand if they could or should eat us, or if they try, if we will pose them a threat or danger. Most incidents occur from “test bites”, often “curious” sharks checking us out the way they check things out, with their mouths. This will often come quickly and appear almost out of nowhere, as they are being “curious”. So often, there aren’t even real signs of aggression. Often they’ll be doing their “curiosity” thing, inspecting visually, just before they decide, let me reach out and touch someone. So a “curious shark can be an extremely dangerous shark, if they’re showing interest and “curiosity” in us. So, a shark not being aggressive or just being “curious” isn’t much consolation if you lose a limb. They’re more like a caveman looking at a spaceship or maybe a bicycle. They don’t know how to interpret us, especially when we are decked out in scuba gear, a wet suit with our electrical equipment. Sharks sense electrical signals, that’s often how they’ll track prey, because they sense the tiny electrical signals living things give off. So tiny. So to them an electronic device must ping like something extra. Also, often when they test bite us, we will be wearing a scuba suit, fins maybe, some sort of clothing, which, when they “taste”, doesn’t really compute to them because it’s something brand new for them, like the rest of us, and that can deter further interest. They also often get our limbs, our boney limbs. They’re main goal is fatty fat and meat, so when they get a mouthful of foot, even though there’s things they like there, it’s often a bit too boney for their taste, in which case, they might show no further interest. But when an individual shark does learn what we are made of, if they get a taste of our fatty midsection let’s say, or are in a feeding frenzy or super hungry, sometimes, they just don’t give a F. And that’s often we you see the rare but terrible predations. So please, let’s not humanize these magnificent creatures. It’s dangerous for both human and shark. But also, if you do not have a healthy amount of fear for these creatures, then you can’t possible truly respect them for what they are and what they do. And you then can’t possibly really understand their behavior. Please don’t hear “curiously and think, “oh, it’s just like my 5 year old Brian, always wondering off to explore.” Seriously. Take your encounters with great caution, awe and safety. And never ever show them your back. Eyes on them at all times. There’s no running away if need be anyway.

[@andrewferraro3850]

Kool story broh.

[@fjbltysuc]

Shark in water? Who would ever thought!

[@KenekeBiggs]

I ran into this great white shark about 8 years ago when me and my friend Erica (we worked for NCLA) went dolphin swimming and this shark was under us and it was a Great White! Nothing to fear though. It was just cruising and went under us and away and the dolphins weren’t scared. And it was in Kona.

[@aidangm7419]

So basically this is the same animal?

[@KenekeBiggs]

@@aidangm7419 yes and it’s so AWESOME! Bc great white sharks are super super rare in Hawaii. We are known for tiger sharks. My friend’s mom got eaten by a tiger shark when I was in 3rd grade.

[@杰-说话都要講道理]

@@KenekeBiggsgosh 😥 really sorry for your friend’s mom ‘ TS can be ferocious they like to have a go for the limbs ‘ scary shit actually’ It s totally plausible it was the same GW shark they can live until 60-80 years old and are very territorial ‘ plus the fact you may have recognised distinctive signs 🤔 thks for sharing 👍

[@laughteraddict1003]

Deron is an incredible waterman

[@kaylee4394]

Tell to the girl who’s arm was bitten off

[@carlindurfee7566]

@@kaylee4394 good drivers can kill people too lol it’s a massive predator

[@quathedral]

Many people put a stigma on these species. Those people forget that each of them have there own personality and there own mood. So among them there are gentle personalities as well beserks. A gentle version can have a bad mood as well and with a lack of education you can be molested by the gentle one as well. Its all about knowing what to do and don't do. If you respect their space, nature and don't act like prey than it is relatively safe to swim with them. Keep in mind that even they don't mean to harm you. Sharks investigate with their mouth because they don't have arms and hands.

[@TrevorCoggins]

Wrong

[@elishaberry611]

Beautiful animal. An amazing encounter.

[@michaelbyrd1030]

What an amazing encounter. Glad that you got away with the tale to tell and the footage to prove it.

[@florianschmidt1055]

Sharks dont like human flesh or blood. the typical attacks are out of curiosity they cant feel with the fins so they taste it, and then spits it out because it dont like it, sadly sometimes there is a arm or leg missing after the taste test. sharks are very smart

[@8029x]

@@florianschmidt1055 say that to the family of the guy who was mauled to shreds by a great white shark in Sydney earlier this year

[@Bucky_Winchester]

​@@8029xwell, the dude swam in an area with rocks and such that was infamous for shark sightings. At a day time where the chance of encountering one there was huge. At a time when fishermen were in the area with their boats. So DUH. While I feel bad for the guy and no one deserves to die like that, I wonder how he didn't take all of these things into consideration or if he just didn't know.

[@8029x]

@@Bucky_Winchester mate there have been 7 shark attacks in australia this year alone, with 4 of them being fatal stop talking shit about stuff you have no knowledge on.... sharks attacks humans if they are hungry enough and thats just facts

[@sameerverma169]

"Great white shark greeted by Hawaii men"

[@dododimitrov9657]

Thanks for sharing this info, I am happy the white shark is safe being so close to one of the most dangerous creature on our planet.

[@13ECHO20]

I totally agree!

[@jonathanbair523]

Love seeing story's like this where folks do not freak out because they see a shark.... Next time might want to tell folks how to know if a shark is aggressive or just checking you out... Allot of folks don't know so a story like this would be perfect to help educate folks on how to read sharks, and what to do when you see them...... To help save folks from making it safer for folks to see such a wonderful animal with understanding on what to do, and not to do.

[@anonymousrando9934]

Shark: “y-yuh-no I’m full. Appreciate you stopping by tho, see ya!”

[@darringraham2613]

Had dolls eyes lifeless eyes 25ft 3 tons on him👁🦈

[@cindymckimm9947]

When it comes at you it doesn't seem to be livin'

[@darringraham2613]

@@cindymckimm9947 I'll never wear a life vest again

[@cindymckimm9947]

Anyway, we delivered the bomb.

[@darringraham2613]

@@cindymckimm9947 this fish is a bad fish swallow you whole shaking tenderizing and down you go🦈🤪

[@cindymckimm9947]

@@darringraham2613 Hooper drives the boat, Chief. Ya gotta love Quint! 🦈

[@charleshardy1475]

You didn't look like a seal or what they normally eat, that's what I believe why it just turned away.

[@lungonelias1836]

saw it on a few documentaries where researchers were tagging GW's to better understand them...and they said if u got bitten it was "mistaken identity" (mostly Great White thought u were a Seal!!)....HELL NO!! if i see a Tiger Shark, Hammerhead or God Forbid a Great White Im back in the boat before you can snap your fingers!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I aint playing with shark species that have reputations esp GW's

[@joshuamorrison8332]

I think its possible I could just die of fright seeing this thing coming toward me.

[@mattstudios740]

“He died before I even did anything? Humans really are getting weak.”

[@jessedavis7555]

Omg 😳 I would have instantly pumped my natural shark repellent and turned the water brown 💩 😂

[@stevenvitali7404]

and the gas

[@thekingofwaffles8403]

Nah! I'd be like.... Trump would taste better! Then give the shark GPS directions to Florida.... 👍😁

[@Ranger_k16]

I wish they would show more of this stuff. Sharks, even the "scary" white sharks dont attack or see humans as a food source.

[@alfredstimoli2590]

Want to tell that to the families of shark attack victims?

[@Ranger_k16]

@@alfredstimoli2590 sharks dont eat humans. 99% of attacks are cases of mistaken identity or people diving in known feeding waters

[@dylankersten3383]

@@alfredstimoli2590 dude, there's like 20 attacks a year, sometimes less.

[@dylankersten3383]

@@alfredstimoli2590 and that's almost entirely great whites, which are pretty aggressive compared to there sharks.

[@debbieamper6888]

Not true at all. With all their senses, they know and will attack people for predation purposes. If they are hungry, they can and will eat a person. There are many cases of people getting eaten by sharks.

[@swhite802]

"Foraging"?? Best marketing right there

[@davidmathes6730]

It's like he was in a 3D world where danger can come from any direction!

[@bendoe5863]

That's just the world, danger can be found anywhere.

[@semoneg2826]

Evil is all over...which world do you live in