People who go to Florida for vacation and stay in Disney World may never hear about the dangerous side of Florida life. They’re on vacation and really don’t want to know that Florida may not be as perfect a place as they think. At Disney I’ve never seen a poisonous snake or spider as big as my hand, but I sure saw them around my home.
Also sharks can inhabit the shallow waters along the coastline if fish are plentiful and news of shark bites can happen, especially among the surfers who visit the Ponce Inlet area at the jetty.
We had friends who’s son was bitten by a shark while surfing near the jetty. The sharks don’t mean to bite people, they get confused and surfers look like turtles to them when they are paddling out to catch a wave. At least that is what I’ve heard. Fish tend to be plentiful near piers and the jetty (a rocky outcropping of rocks) area so it’s logical that sharks would go there to look for food. Continue reading “Sharks In Florida”
