It doesnt work very well.

What would happens if you punch a shark in the nose. 0134 Unlike other animal attacks if you happen to get attacked by a shark you need to strategically strike back. So perhaps a no on punching sharks. Does this tactic also works on bears.

However such injuries are much more likely to be caused by strikes to the hard bones of the jaw than by strikes to the softer bones of the nose and mid-face. 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. Get aggressive and do some damage to the shark.

As any armchair ichthyologist will tell you the most sensitive part of a shark is its electroreceptive snout. Should you punch a shark in the nose. Hitting a shark on its nose can make it release you if attacked and if it isnt a large shark.

And punching them in the nose is not your best defense. Another suggested victim for a punch in the nose. If the shark bites into you and begins to drag you underwater dont play dead or give up.

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. These are the types of thoughts that keep us from pulling in Buzzfeed money. This has given rise to the belief that a sharp punch in the nose will repel almost any shark attack.

As it turns out this is usually a very bad idea that can result in losing your fingers hand or even arm. What to do if a shark is near you. If a shark bites you what we recommend is you should hit the shark in the eye in the nose or stick your hand in the gills says Chris Lowe of the California State University Long Beach Shark Lab in an instructional video.