THE FACTS -- Forget for a moment that the odds of being attacked by a shark at the beach are minuscule.

What happens if u punch a shark in the nose. What is a sharks weakness. And punching them in the nose is not your best defense. If you start touching them around the snout they can pick up your electro-receptions and they know youre.

The reason could be the tiny electrical receptors called ampullae of Lorenzini that speckle the area around sharks noses and mouths. In the rare cases where a shark comes in for a bite try to put a solid object between you and animal. I had read years ago that in such situations the best way to avert an overly-interested shark is to punch or bump its snout.

Now imagine a dip in the ocean. While shark noses are sensitive their gills and eyes are much more vulnerable. So I made my hand into a fist and as the shark continued straight at me I lightly bumped its snout when the shark was about one foot away.

So if not the nose. Popping a shark on the tip of its nose should make it retreat at least temporarily. The rumor is that a good hard punch to the snout is going to send a shark reeling.

Should U punch a shark. Not Really Hitting a shark on its nose can make it release you if attacked and if it isnt a large shark. An aggressive shark often will return however and each subsequent hit to the snout will be less effective.

It doesnt work very well. There a couple of problems with this. In the extremely rare instance of a prolonged negative encounter the stereotypical advice is to punch the shark on the nose.