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Patrick (07-09-2001 11:24):
Personally, I'm not scared of any sharks. I find them more fascinating then threatening. There are 350 or so species of sharks. A handful are known as man eaters and just a few of them are actual "predators".
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A healthy, respectful fear of sharks of any type isn't such a bad thing. Even nurse sharks can inflict an injury. Not common and rarely serious, but it can happen.
I just got back from a week of diving in the Caribbean. I encountered many 5-6 foot caribbean reef sharks during the week. Many on night dives too. And several came awfully close. On the last day of my trip, while trying to get my fins off to climb back onto the boat one came up and "kissed" my fin (bumped it with it's nose).
Almost certainly they were more curious than aggressive, but I still wouldn't taking any chances.