post close calls with dangerous creatures you have had while out
mine
>diving as a kid was like 11 i think pretty sure thats illegal but whatever bootleg third world diving schools
>about 80 foot down in open water miles of coast
>im lagging behind the main group as we go down
>a few meters behind everyone else when everyone swims away from each other a bit
>wtf
>visibility is shit cus were not at the bottom yet
>2 seconds later a 10 foot nurse shark appears directly infront of my face swimming towards me
(i was about 5 feet at the time and the shark was at least twice as long as me)
>didnt even see him till i could almost touch it
>mind goes blank and i kinda ball up slowly keeping my arms close but protecting my body and regulator
>im 11 this shark is twice my size and im way away from everyone else
>life flashes think im never gonna watch wwe again
>shark turns the tiniest bit away and swims just under me
>we legit make eye contact and i stare into the soul of a dinosaur
>i move my legs out the way and his dorsal fin bumped my flipper
>fug ima die
>close my eyes and prepare for bite in the ass
>it dosent and swims off
>i thank jesus
>i float there and watch him disappear
>regain control of bowels and other muscles and remember to breathe
>swim fast af back to group and stay close for rest of dive
>saw a steve irwin ray about 5 foot across near me emerge from the sand
>nope
>also got stalked by big barracuda
mfw
i dont fuck with the oceon no more and that learned me not to fuck with animals as a kid because if he wanted to take my hand off i could do literally nothing. post ur stories.