This is the incredible moment a diver has comes face to face with a huge bull shark off the Jupiter coast, Florida. The man even managed to captured a series of photos of the intimidating creature, and shared them online.
John Moore – a photographer and marine life enthusiast – was free-diving when came across the giant shark. Though the 55-year-old diver had plenty of encounters with sharks, this one was by far the biggest he has ever seen.
The shark, a pregnant female, was searching prey close to the surface alongside other bull sharks.
“She was an abnormally large female,” the photographer said. “Very likely pregnant, she certainly hadn’t skipped any meals. She was a very dominant shark, confidently coming right up to me throughout our dive.”
Moore has later shared the incredible snaps on Instagram, where he constantly post photos of the sharks he encounters while diving!
He described an up-close and personal look at a huge female Bull shark’s stunning serrated teeth. “A fish had snatched a portion of the bait, moved toward me in search of shelter, then dropped the chunk out of fear.
This prepared me for a photo that even my 20mm lens couldn’t handle.
Even though he has a lot of experience with the sharks, this wasn’t the most comfortable experience for Moore, as the bull sharks aren’t the friendliest sharks to meet. In fact, this species, alongside great white sharks and tiger sharks are the most dangerous sharks.
These giants can measure up to 11 feet and they can easily weigh around 1,500 pounds.
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