In the extremely rare instance of a prolonged negative encounter the stereotypical advice is to punch the shark on the nose.

Do you hit a shark on the nose. Do not hit the nose of shark aim to strike the eyes. Have you ever tried punching. The sharks six senses combine to make sharks great hunters.

Also you risk injuring your hand when you aim for the nose because you might miss it and glance your hand off the sharks razor sharp teeth. Otherwise you will take damage from a Shark Bite. If it looks aggressive Howe said youll want to defend yourself The most common recommendation is to hit the shark with your fists or preferably with any available equipment.

While shark noses are sensitive their gills and eyes are much more vulnerable. Mr Arthur began hitting the shark to no avail it wasnt until he hit the shark on the nose it let go of Nick Fox 8 reported. If that fails claw.

THE CLAIM -- Fight off a shark by punching it in the nose. Shark studies have even found that touching a sharks snout can. Recently a California researcher has discovered another impressive feat that these specialized pores perform.

Specialized gel-filled pores in the sharks nose called ampullae of Lorenzini are responsible for this formidable sixth sense. If the shark bites into you and begins to drag you underwater dont play dead or give up. If you start touching them around the snout they can pick up your electro-receptions and they know youre.

You can not only hit the eyes but also its gills. Its really hard to land a solid punch on the nose of a moving shark. Punching one in the nose probably wont do enough damage to stun it and youve got the added problem of being a little too close for comfort to its enormous gaping jaws source.