!.while doing our workthis fish decided to swim at us at extremely fast speeds and stopped short ~3ft away multiple times, making us very uneasy. I am not afraid of barracudas but this one was not a normal size. We, and the experienced local divers, concluded that it was not a shark, it was the barracuda. .component--type-recirculation .item:nth-child(5) { Myth: Barracuda Frequently Attack Humans. Fishing with her family in the Gulf of Mexico, the unsuspecting 14-year-old girl from Venice was attacked by a 45-inch barracuda while sitting inside a boat. Fishing for cuda He stayed with me, inch for inch, not moving a fin btw, the whole way to shore, right up until I felt the sand hit my back I was in 9 inches of water, at shore. But that same group of people never went back into the water the rest if the day and the fish came from within 2 feet from us. It never moved, but was certainly aware of us. What was really unusual about this barracuda, other than its size, was that the back was a very distinctive and unusual pale creamy yellow color, something I had never seen before. I certainly didn't expect what happened to happen. Barracudas often have a stereotypical triple strike behavior. Since then, Ive seen 5 other instances of great atlantic barracudas, all at different reefs/beaches. Then after 20 odd seconds I sensed something to my right and only 4-5 feet away was the shark. I didnt immediately recognize the fish. Although it's not recommended to eat, barracuda is definitely not a poisonous fish. My girlfriend's been hit by a flying fish. People seeing barracudas attack fish often see the barracuda first bite right through the middle of large fish, then lunge twice more to gobble down the head and tail. #inline-recirc-item--id-ab4e9a54-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child(5) { And then, from the way I was breathing and the extent of the pain, I could tell it was a rib injury, and could hear the gurgling, so I knew I had punctured lungs.". A fish jumped out of the water, hitting her so hard it broke her ribs and collapsed a lung. Barracuda are apex predators in the waters of the Caribbean. Mostly though Barracuda are not very dangerous to humans, and they rarely ever attack. Can you give me another advise? Horror attack: Karri Larson and Michael Hinoiosa recall the attack on CBS news Flying attack: The barracuda is an aggressive salt-water fish that can grow up to six feet long and more than a foot wide And their menacing appearance doesnt do much for their species either. Oh yea, should just add that I never wear jewellery, no knife/watch or spearfishing. Safe to rent a moped.) A gentle current swished me 1 foot closer. Our house is on the water, so it's -- it's hard. at first i thought it was a koi fish, freshwater, ah how dumb i was, it swam right under my legs, a dark shadowy figure of a tiger shark! The danger posed by these fish is heavily downplayed. barracuda attacks woman on boat. I pestered her into getting a passport, so she has a passport. "Oh, cool," thought Matthews, a stand-up comedian from Virginia Beach. KEY WEST -- A Tampa-area woman was seriously injured when a barracuda leapt from the water into the cabin of a houseboat in the waters off the Florida Keys and bit into her hand and hip. I have never been to the Ocean and it frightens me immensely to think about swimming anywhere where I am not the top of the foodchain and things lurk underneath me.
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