Dan KitwoodGetty Images A British surfer has described himself as really lucky after he had to fend off a shark by punching it on the nose when he was attacked off the coast of New Zealand.

Can you punch a shark in the nose. 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. If you start touching them around the snout they can pick up your electro-receptions and they know youre. While shark noses are sensitive their gills and eyes are much more vulnerable.

Punching him in the face going for his eyes try to keep your hands out of his mouth. So perhaps a no on punching sharks. 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.

Have you ever tried punching underwater. Its really hard to land a solid punch on the nose of a moving shark. THE CLAIM -- Fight off a shark by punching it in the nose.

Hitting a shark on its nose can make it release you if attacked and if it isnt a large shark. GlobalNewsca your source for the latest news on can you punch a shark in nose. Popping a shark on the tip of its nose should make it retreat at least temporarily.

It was really more of a polite shove to get the shark to pass to one side. Shark studies have even found that touching a sharks snout. Punched a 3m Bull Shark in the nose underwater.

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. An aggressive shark often will return however and each subsequent hit to the snout will be less effective. Your position in the water also determines how successfully you can strike.