American caught a shark that was bitten by a larger fish

A fisherman from the USA caught a shark in the waters of Florida - and noticed a huge bite on her back. It turns out that the poor fellow was bitten by a much larger fish, which the fishermen saw a little later near their boat.

American Dave Perkins and two other fishermen were fishing off the coast of southern Florida, near the Everglades National Park, and an unusual catch fell on his hook. A two-meter blacktip shark caught on the hook. When the fisherman pulled the fish out, the men immediately noticed that the shark was injured. Someone bit off a whole piece of it near the tail.

“While I was pulling the line, the shark moved and twitched a lot. Only when I pulled it closer to the surface, I saw a deep wound. I was scared - suddenly it was bitten while I was pulling the line. In my entire life, I caught and released almost 1000 sharks, but nothing like that I haven't met yet," Dave said.

Despite the injury, the shark was alive. Therefore, the fisherman quickly cut the line without pulling out the hook, and released the poor fellow. After that, she calmly sailed away, and after a while another fish circled the boat - a three-meter blunt shark (or gray bull shark). According to the fishermen, it was she who bit the blacktip shark so hard. The bite was strong, but according to Dave, her vital organs were not affected. She has a chance to survive - unless, of course, she is bitten again.

As Dave said, blunt sharks are often found in these waters, are considered the most vicious and aggressive, and "eat almost everything that moves." Rybak also noted that he loves sharks, and always worries if he sees that they are being hurt.