Well, we hadn’t seen any Mass Animal Deaths in quite a while so I suppose we were overdue.  It seems dozens of leopard sharks have been washing up dead on the shores of California since last month. A necropsy shows that at least one of those sharks died of massive internal bleeding, in fact, the [...]

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One man got a little more than he bargained for when he went kayaking off the coast of Panama City, Florida last week and was accompanied by a rare Basking Shark. This type of shark doesn’t usually show up in Gulf waters, but one over 25-feet long decided to take a closer look at Josh [...]

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Just when you thought it was safe. Sharks are taking Florida by swarm, er storm.  Thousands of sharks have been spotted swarming just 50 yards off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida through this week. According to biologists, this is time of year when begin to migrate toward warmer waters.  The sharks are likely swimming [...]

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A 19-year-old surfer was killed on Friday in a rare shark attack just off a California beach, Lucas Ransom was killed when the shark pulled him underwater and inflicted a “massive wound,” according to police.  Authorities closed local beaches for 72 hours after the attack by the killer shark, which some witnesses described as being [...]

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Just when you thought it was safe…well, actually, it IS safe. A practical joker in Massachusetts pulled the wool over everyone’s eyes, causing a shark scare with a fake fin. According to local authorities, about 50 people gathered near a Somerset cove on Wednesday night after someone spotted a shark fin lurking in the waters. [...]

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Chuck Patterson saw opportunity where others might have needed to change their shorts. The California surfer was hitting the waves earlier this week off San Onofre in northern San Diego County when he saw a couple of great white sharks circling his board. Rather than panic, he went out to the same spot the very [...]

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A group of sharks killed a man near Stuart Beach in Florida yesterday. Stephen Schafer, 38, had been kite-surfing prior to the attack, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Department. A lifeguard saw Schafer flailing in the water and notice several sharks surrounding him. He was bitten several times and was bleeding profusely. Schafer went [...]

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A gigantic shark has been caught off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida…and the whole thing was caught on video. On Sunday, some friends went fishing approximately 18 miles off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale when they happened upon a 10-foot-long, 750-pound shark eating a swordfish. Jamie Bunn, who managed to tape the event, looked [...]

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Here is one fish tale that you’ll never believe. A fly fisherman who was fishing off La Jolla last week accidentally caught a great white shark that was about 6 feet long and weighted 150 pounds. This is believed to be the first time that a great white shark has been caught near the California [...]

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What’s more fun than a 20-foot-long, one ton basking shark?  A dead 20-foot-long, one-ton basking shark, of course. That’s exactly what washed ashore at Gilgo State Park in New York on Tuesday afternoon. The shark was already dead by the time the state parks department was notified, according to parks spokesman George Gorman. Researchers from [...]

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Image via Wikipedia An extremely rare Prickly Shark was captured on Wednesday off the coast of California. This is only the second time one of the rare breeds of shark has been held in captivity and the very first time it has ever been exhibited. The Prickly Shark was held at  Monteray Bay Aquarium for [...]

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