Shark in suburbs

[Dr Ray]

Bull shark swims by Gold Coast back yards after floods

A bull shark has reportedly been spotted in floodwaters near a Queensland man’s back fence after a week of wild weather caused flash flooding in the area.

www.news.com.au

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Sounds fishy to me...

 

[Ridgewalker]

Bull sharks are evil beggars! I’ve seen them from my kayak in Florida, and always try to get my fish stringer in before they get close!

 

[Red Leg]

Bold bastards that can tolerate pure fresh water for extended periods. There is a well documented case of one that was caught in 1937 in the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois. That is more than a thousand miles upstream from the Gulf of Mexico. They have been fairly regularly reported in the river every few years up to Baton Rouge, Louisiana which is more than 200 miles by river to the Gulf.

 

[Randy F]

Bold bastards that can tolerate pure fresh water for extended periods. There is a well documented case of one that was caught in 1937 in the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois. That is more than a thousand miles upstream from the Gulf of Mexico. They have been fairly regularly reported in the river every few years up to Baton Rouge, Louisiana which is more than 200 miles by river to the Gulf.

Yikes, that puts another spin on those catching catfish by hand in the Mighty Mississip.

"Noodling" is it?

 

[PARA45]

When I lived in Nicaragua we used to go and fish for Bull Sharks and Saw Fish in the fresh water Lake Nicaragua. These sharks would swim up through the Rio San Juan, and take up permanent residence in Lake Nicaragua. If I recall correctly, Jacques Cousteau dove the lake in search of these sharks. I don't recall of any attacks in the lake, but I'm sure they happened in some of the remote areas of the lake.

 

[Red Leg]

Yikes, that puts another spin on those catching catfish by hand in the Mighty Mississip.

"Noodling" is it?

Not sure anyone does it in the Mississippi itself, but in the smaller rivers and streams yes. Though, I have always thought that it was an insane sport. There are snapping turtles big enough and grumpy enough to take off fingers or most of a hand all through the Southeast - not to mention water moccasins and the occasional gator. Then again, give a redneck enough Pabst Blue Ribbon ...........

 

[Randy F]

Not sure anyone does it in the Mississippi itself, but in the smaller rivers and streams yes. Though, I have always thought that it was an insane sport. There are snapping turtles big enough and grumpy enough to take off fingers or most of a hand all through the Southeast - not to mention water moccasins and the occasional gator. Then again, give a redneck enough Pabst Blue Ribbon ...........

Ha Ha! Yeah I don't quite get the draw to it either. It's counterintuitive to everything I was taught in the name of self-preservation.

Believe it or not, there are some PBL connoisseurs even up this far north trying it in and around Lake Pepin (Mississippi flows through it) and along the banks where it widens. Apparently they've has some success because I hear there are more every summer.

I grew up 15 miles from there and I've seen the snapping turtles that come out of there.

Bass fisherman are not impressed.

 

[spike.t]

Also called the zambezi shark...friend who is a ph caught couple of very small ones quite a few years ago in the rufiji river in the selous

Bull shark - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[IvW]

Quite normal for a Zambezi...

 

[flatwater bill]

They can move into your suburb without a flood

................FWB

 

[mark-hunter]

@Red Leg
Is there any records of shark attacks on humans in rivers, so far upstream?

 

[Red Leg]

@Red Leg
Is there any records of shark attacks on humans in rivers, so far upstream?

None of which I am aware.

Though I did pull this up on the web. If true, it would almost certainly have been a bull shark.

The Mysterious Shark Attack in Lake Michigan

Sharks have prowled our planet's oceans since before we were even a twinkle in the eye of the grand scheme of things. For

mysteriousuniverse.org

 

[IvW]

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Yikes, that puts another spin on those catching catfish by hand in the Mighty Mississip.

"Noodling" is it?

@RandyF
It ain't the sharks in the water you have to worry about. It's the bastards on the land y'all go to watch out for. Like politicians, lawyers, car salesman some gun sellers as well as other breeds of sharks.
Bob

 

[Dr Ray]

@Red Leg
Is there any records of shark attacks on humans in rivers, so far upstream?

I think so in the fifties at a river crossing near Ipswich Australia.
I’m not sure if the bite was serious though. Colleges crossing.

 

[tigris115]

From what I've read about bull sharks, they're like toddlers in that they'll put literally everything in their mouths at least once.

 

[Dr Ray]

From what I've read about bull sharks, they're like toddlers in that they'll put literally everything in their mouths at least once.

Do they crawl around the White House?
Just wondering

 

[MS Hitman]

Do they crawl around the White House?
Just wondering

Not unless Creepy Joe or Cameltoe Harris are there.

 

[sambarhunter]

Bull sharks ripped a girl to pieces at North Straddy,a great story of bravery too.

Humble hero awarded for shark attack bravery

Josiah Topou received a bravery award after he rescued a woman from a shark attack.

www.abc.net.au