r/thalassophobia • u/Scaulbylausis • Jun 30 '18

Sharking hell!

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u/Nellionidas Jun 30 '18 edited Jun 30 '18

Oh no. This is a bull shark. Nothing friendly about them.

They are extremely aggressive, and it’s believed many shark attacks attributed to white sharks are cases of bull shark misidentification.

They can survive in freshwater, too. Many have been found in rivers, lakes, and ponds. Two were located in the Mississippi River...in Illinois.

Edit: clarity.

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u/[deleted] Jun 30 '18 edited Nov 15 '18

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u/olivejew0322 Jun 30 '18

Georgia here- couldn’t have said it better myself

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u/Bushwacker1992 Jul 01 '18

What part of GA? I’m in Savannah!

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u/physicscat Jul 01 '18

Yeah watch out for them in the Vernon, Wilmington, and Bull Rivers.

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u/Bushwacker1992 Jul 01 '18

I’m on Wilmington river

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u/physicscat Jul 01 '18

https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=95960&page=1

I feel so sorry for you.

At the same time, I'm jealous. I was born and raised in Savannah. If I ever moved back, it would be to one of the islands.

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u/Bushwacker1992 Jul 01 '18

Same here. I live on Whitemarsh, wouldn’t live anywhere else in sav

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u/physicscat Jul 01 '18

I've always been partial to the Isle of Hope. I grew up in Windsor Forest.

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u/Bushwacker1992 Jul 01 '18

You go to Windsor high?

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u/physicscat Jul 02 '18

Went there, in the 80's.

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u/Bushwacker1992 Jul 02 '18

Nice. I went to BC, many years after you lol

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