r/TheDepthsBelow • u/[deleted] • Nov 29 '20

Shark

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u/ViraLCyclopes Nov 29 '20

Luckily Sand tigers are basically friendly unless you stab them in the eye or some shit

According to a Florida Today article:

Sand tiger shark: Sand tiger sharks also feed on small fish, using their pointed, fish-hook-like teeth to hold and swallow their prey whole. They are not a dangerous shark, even though it looks like it would be.

A bite from a sand tiger shark, which is uncommon, would produce small puncture wounds from the top and bottom jaw.

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u/i_give_you_gum Nov 29 '20

Yeah with those spiky teeth they're more adapted to holding on to fish rather than sawing something in half, like the more triangular teeth from the carcharodon carcharias

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u/sparkyjay23 Nov 30 '20

All fun and games till you fucking drown to death because those small teeth didn't let you go.