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![]() Joined: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 428 South Florida |
How offten does that happen? — |
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Last time in Solana was like '59-ish. Last in SD county was '94. It is !extremely! rare but seems like So Cal has had more sightings the last couple years, FWIW. — |
![]() Joined: Apr 12, 2007 Posts: 428 South Florida |
Just wondering, seems like we have a couple in S. Florida every spring, I've seen schools of hundreds of sharks just off shore. A guy got his foot bit off about a week ago, just a few miles north of where we ride all the time. — |
![]() Joined: Jun 18, 2006 Posts: 85 The gutters of Ocean Beach, San Diego |
Very, very, very rare in this neck of the woods. The one in '94 was never offically confirmed as an attack. There were questions raised as to the possibility that the victim was already dead when she got chomped. Kind of a mysterioso thing surrounding that whole deal... Regardless, my friends and I renamed a semi-secret spot near where she washed ashore as "Torsos". Surfer humor, you know it can be kind of twisted sometimes Bummer for the family of the guy that got it this morning. People will no doubt be back in the water in less than a couple of days right near where it happened. There are some pretty prime surf spots in that area. —Check out Rat Surf Radio - Surf Trash Garage Punk PODCAST! |
![]() Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 328 central Pennsylvania |
Nice! I guess my quote, however, is: "We're gonna need a bigger boat." Vincent —Is this something you can share with the rest of us, Amazing Larry?!? |
![]() Joined: Jan 12, 2007 Posts: 317 California ![]() |
The "official confirmed" account is: From 1900 to 2005 there were 130 authenticated unprovoked shark attacks reported from the Pacific Coast of North America. The breakdown by state is; Washington 1, Oregon 17, and California 112. There have been 111 shark attacks reported from California between 1950 and 2005, with *10 fatal. The White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, was either positively identified or highly suspect in all 10 fatalities. Of the 111 reported attacks from California in the last 55 years, the White Shark was implicated in 99. Since 2000 to March, 2008 non fatal encounters: Date Victim Activity Location Outcome 29 Sep 2000 P. E. Surfing Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, CA I've been surfing for 10 years and have never seen a shark. That doesn't mean they aren't there. In 1989, a couple kayaking of Malibu/Paradise Cove got hit but there was debate whether a boat hit them and the shark came later. Whenever you enter the ocean, you potentially enter the food chain. Anyone who comes to HB for the Aug. 1st SG convention interested in a surf lesson? Goober |
![]() Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 666 Oz ![]() |
What a depressing list goober. Do you people net your beaches at all like we do over this side of the lake? |
![]() Joined: Jan 12, 2007 Posts: 317 California ![]() |
No nets. You can visit the office website for some interesting accounts; http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/unprovoked_surfer.htm I actually think the risk of a shark attach is higher when I surf in Kauai, Hawaii. Two years ago, I was about to go out at Waiohai when a local who had just come in said there was a 14 foot tiger that had been "checking him out." Goob |
![]() Joined: Nov 02, 2007 Posts: 38 |
They say that many times more people die from dog attacks in US alone, but somehow that fails to make me feel better about sharks (or dogs for that matter). I keep telling my soul it's being stupid and stubborn to refuse being comforted by scientific reasoning and statistics, but it won't budge. Crossing the street and driving don't scare it as much either :?. |
![]() Joined: Dec 31, 2007 Posts: 100 Santa Cruz or Waikiki |
Yeah, yeah. Also bee stings, lightening strikes, trains and probably a hundred other daily activities that nobody gives a second thought. Its that darn movie soundtrack from Jaws, I think, that whithers otherwise rational people: "dunh dunh Dunh Dunh DUNH DUNH!!!" Admittedly, a lot of surfers think its fine that people are encouraged by the hyped up danger to stay out of the water - less people in the line-up, yeah? With an average of 1 attack a year along the approx. 1500 mile stretch of the West Coast, nets are hardly feasible, worth it or necessary. There is so much good surf to be had all the way to HB from Santa Cruz, of course I would be bringing my board. Its a fun trip, if I can fit it in. |
![]() Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 328 central Pennsylvania |
Man, you folks "down under" have far nastier things in your waters All I can say is, folks who live in Oz are hardcore indeed! You should see these commercials they used to air in the States Well, I thought it was funny anyway. . . . Vincent —Is this something you can share with the rest of us, Amazing Larry?!? |
![]() Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25682 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
knock knock, whos there? Land Shark... Jeff(bigtikidude) —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
![]() Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 328 central Pennsylvania |
Wow. Nice one! Sometimes, though, I'd say (and this is a slight rewording of something
Whatever. Vince —Is this something you can share with the rest of us, Amazing Larry?!? |
![]() Joined: Apr 21, 2006 Posts: 852 Connersville, Indiana, USA ![]() |
Y'all got it wrong. It's s'pposed to go: knock-knock Who's there? Candy-gram Oh boy, a candy-gram! (opens door, screams as attacked by the land shark). Matt Fast Cars & Loud Guitars! |
![]() Joined: Jul 23, 2007 Posts: 666 Oz ![]() |
You hit the nail on the head Vincent, well for me anyway, sea snakes scare the crap out of me, the little bastards are too bloody quick and you don't have a chance if one of them decides to have a go at you. At least sharks and jelly fish you can see, sea snakes, no, perhaps a flash of silver or something when they are on the move, but that's it. |
![]() Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 328 central Pennsylvania |
Are sea snake bites all that common? I thought that, though they are Oh! And though it's not a water critter, y'all have the Sydney funnelweb Hell, even the friggin' PLATYPUS is venomous! Can you believe that Glad you guys are our allies! Maybe we Yanks have a romantic view of Australia, but I think our Vince —Is this something you can share with the rest of us, Amazing Larry?!? |
![]() Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4549 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I'm no expert on the briney deep but I have read that sea snakes are no problem in the water. I know that the Arizona Coral Snake is docile and has such a small mouth that it's almost impossible for them to bite you. I wish some of our other wildlife was as considerate. Diamondbacks are all to common in the area and there's even the occasional Mojave Rattler which combines all of the proteolytic venom of a rattlesnake with the neuro-toxic venom of the Coral Snake/Cobra family. Thank goodness, I live at too high of an elevation for these little darlings. Then there's the Brown Recluse spider, the only bit of AZ wildlife to actually have bitten me. The beauty is, the bite stays with you forever and flares up every time you get sick. If the site of the (7 year-old) bite turns red I know I'm fighting something off. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
![]() Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 328 central Pennsylvania |
I'd be more worried about bark scorpions than snakes in the southwest. As for the brown recluse, yes, they can be nasty due to the necrotic Interestingly, we have a spider here in the northeast called the yellow Here's a link to a description of the spider: http://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/resources/SacSpiders.shtml What's even more interesting is the fact that it has only recently (i.e., Our friends in the Pacific northwest have a critter called the hobo spider, But good thing sharks don't have venom! But THAT thought makes me think of one of Jack Handy's "Deep Thoughts": Contrary to popular belief, the most dangerous animal is not the lion or tiger or elephant. The most dangerous animal is a shark riding on an elephant, just trampeling and eating everything they see. Vince —Is this something you can share with the rest of us, Amazing Larry?!? |
![]() Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4549 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The conventional wisdom of the area (whether accurate or not) is that scorpions are only truly dangerous to children. Adults are large enough to ride it out but kids can be overwhelmed. Living in AZ can make you pretty paranoid. Just taking out the trash introduces you to things that are trying to hurt, if not kill you. A Black Widow in the garbage can is hardly worthy of note, I always just assume that there is one. Scorpions are everywhere but they are easy enough to kill if you are careful. The Recluse bite bothers me frequently. It was treated with heavy anti-biotics 7 years ago but it still flares from time to time. I have the strong sensation that there is a pocket of something in there but the doctor feels that the best thing to do is leave it alone. Every so often I squeeze some pus out but it's more of an annoyance than anything else. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |