Swim At Your Own Risk

Your daily dose of sharks and other scary sea creatures...and their victims!

Sunday, September 10, 2006

We've Moved!

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Head over to Swimatyourownrisk.com to check out our new digs!
Saturday, September 09, 2006

Wear Khaki If You ❤ Steve

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It may have been casual friday for us here in the states, but it was Khaki Friday down under. Steve Irwin fans were asked to wear khaki in ...
Friday, September 08, 2006

Dolphin May Get Artificial Tail

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Winter , a 10-month-old bottlenose dolphin that lost her tail in crab trap, may be getting a new one. Clearwater Marine Aquarium is hoping ...
Thursday, September 07, 2006

Tag, You're It

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A 10½-foot alligator frightened children at a local elementary school in Doral, FL. when it made an appearance in a nearby lake. It took 3 h...
Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Wally Lives!

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Well, his bones do... The skeleton of Wally , the bottle-nosed whale that died after getting stranded in the River Thames last January is be...

Stay On Dry Land If You're In San Fran

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Stinson Beach in SF will have shark warning signs posted for five days following a great white sighting just north of the beach Sunday eveni...

Neil Hammerschlag Wants You To Know Sharks Aren't Evil

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Sharks: Magnificent and Threatened is an exhibit of Hammerschlag's photos at the Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium. The shark re...

What Is That ? ? ?

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A strange creature was found by Russian soldiers on Sakhalin shoreline, near Japan and apparently, nobody knows what it is. According to the...

Shark-Man Is A Hit!

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The premiere issue sold out in New York and Los Angeles in 4 days, and nationwide in 7 days. So this means there'll be a movie, right? S...
Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Even Slow Sharks Are Scary

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Thanks Jay

What's the Safest Way To Swim With Sharks?

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In a pool... with these. The Rainbow Reef Battle Shark! They still scare me... Thanks Brian

Irwin's Freak Accident Caught On Film

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Videotape of the moment Steve Irwin was hit by a stingray's tail shows Irwin pulling the barb from his chest. He was following the sting...
Monday, September 04, 2006

It's Not A Holiday 'Til Somebody Gets Bit

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Happy Labor Day! A 33-year-old Orlando man was bitten on the right thigh by a shark off New Smyrna Beach on Sunday evening. The shark that ...

R. I. P. Steve Irwin

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Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter," died this morning after being stung by a stingray off Australia's north coast. Irwin, 44...
Sunday, September 03, 2006

Monterey Bay Gets A New Shark

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The Monterey Bay Aquarium has added a great white shark (the world's only one in captivity) to it's Outer Bay exhibit for the secon...

It's Ok, Michael. We're Scared Of Them Too.

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Apparently, Michael Douglas, who lives in Bermuda, surrounded by water, is terrified of sharks.

Always Keep Your Mouth Closed When Preparing Eels

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A man was preparing some eels he had caught when one of them wriggled out of his hands and flipped INTO HIS DAUGHTER'S MOUTH! He pulled...
Saturday, September 02, 2006

Behold, The SOV1!

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The SOV1 (shark observer vehicle) is set to make its debut later this month in Overberg, South Africa. I think I'll take the bus, thank...
Friday, September 01, 2006

Dolphin Goes Loco!

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An enraged dolphin has been terrorizing the French Atlantic coast for several weeks, attacking boats and knocking fishermen into the ocean! ...
Thursday, August 31, 2006

There's More Than Just Berries In Oregon

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A surfer was attacked by a shark on the Oregon coast Tuesday night. Tom Larson was surfing with friends at the south jetty in Florence when ...

Another Shark Sighting At Avila Beach

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Another shark sighting will keep the waters at Avila Beach and Port San Luis closed through Sunday. Happy Labor Day...
Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Oh, And Don't Swim In Lakes Either

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A woman was mauled by an otter last Thursday while swimming in Claytor Lake, VA. She'd been in the water for about an hour when she felt...
Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Snap!

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Beyonce Knowles has been reprimanded by animal rights group People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) after boasting about taping a...

Virgin Mary Appears On Turtle!

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A Chicago woman has found the image of the Virgin Mary silhouetted on the belly of her pet turtle, Mary. She also has another turtle named J...
Monday, August 28, 2006

819 Pounds Of Terror!

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A California fisherman landed a whopper yesterday... an 819-pound Mako shark. Here's the video.

Holy Halibut!

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Todd Hughes recently hooked and landed a 7.5 foot, 405-pound halibut while fishing in Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. That looks like s...
Sunday, August 27, 2006

Shark Closes Avila Beach

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The water at Avila Beach, CA is closed until further notice after another shark sighting. This is the second one this month.
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