If you are swimming and completely unarmed punch the sharks supersensitive nose or stab at its eyes or gills.

What happens if you punch a shark in the nose. Follow these tips to make beach trips safer. Experts say hitting a shark on the tip of the nose in the eye or in the gills will stop it from biting you at least temporarily. As it turns out this is usually a very bad idea that can result in losing your fingers hand.

Watch me play games livehttptwitchtvthejustinflynn -- wwwtwitchtvthejustinflynnc2947307utm_campaignarchive_exportutm_sourcethejustinflynnutm_. If the shark bites into you and begins to drag you underwater dont play dead or give up. While shark noses are sensitive their gills and eyes are much more vulnerable.

Does this tactic also works on bears. Hitting a shark on its nose can make it release you if attacked and if it isnt a large shark. If youre going to punch a shark and thats your only means of defense you stab in the eyes.

Despite the old saying that aiming for the snout is the best strategy a sharks most sensitive areas are really its eyes and its gills. If you start touching them around the snout they can pick up your electro-receptions and they know youre. 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.

Punching him in the face going for his eyes try to keep your hands out of his mouth. Get aggressive and do some damage to the shark. Now imagine a dip in the ocean.

The three shark species that are blamed for attacks on humans The Great White Shark The Tiger Shark and The Bull Shark are either over average in size to extremely large. A sharks hide is very tough and its his course as 60 grit sandpaper if you punch a shark in the nose youre going to cut your hand up. THE CLAIM -- Fight off a shark by punching it in the nose.