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wow
thats strange
We all know fishermen can tell some wild stories, but this fish tale has pictures and witnesses, and is making some people nervous.
It sounds crazy, but two different fishermen at Medina Lake have caught two different sharks. No one knows how they got there, and the incidents have experts puzzled.
Biologists have identified the creatures as Atlantic Sharp Nose Sharks, but Medina Lake is hundreds of miles from the shark's closest salt water home.
"It kind of startled me," fisherman James Price told WOAI.
Price is from Lamesa, but he fishes in lakes all over Texas. He says his jaw dropped Monday when he pulled the 37-inch shark out of the water.
"It looked like a bull shark, and I know they can live in fresh water, but they shouldn't be in this lake," said Price.
He says he brought the shark back to shore to show friends and take pictures, just so nobody would think he was nuts. His family was shocked.
"I know because I saw the teeth, and that really scared me," said Connie Price.
This is the second shark caught at Medina Lake. Jet Smith caught one the day before Price caught his.
"It's just crazy!"
That sums up what Texas Parks and Wildlife had to say. Game Warden Danny Shaw says these kinds of sharks shouldn't be in a lake, but they pose no danger.
"It's not a threat to human beings," says Shaw. "It feeds on shrimp and small bait fish."
So there's no thought of closing the lake to swimmers at this time.
As far as how the sharks got here, Parks and Wildlife says that's anyone's guess. They think the sharks were possibly transported from the coast and planted on fish lines or released into the lake as a joke.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9070540/
wow
thats strange
Theiy're cute when they're kids, but they grow up.
Where's the pics? I'll believe it when I see it.
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Holy !
Not good journalism, I wanted to know if they are good eating!
They are (sharks). Dunno about this one, though..I wanted to know if they are good eating!
Ha.
My sister used to keep inventories of the fish stocks for the various TPW lakes. I'll have to forward this to her.
They are...about the same as black tip's...Not good journalism, I wanted to know if they are good eating!
Thats gonna be wild if they have established a breeding population.
well i had to free those baby's somewhere.. they were getting too big for the tank.
Dammm is that pic real... It looks a little shady
I have an employee that lives on the lake...he says people have been catching them occasionally for years. Don't know if it's really true.
It would be pretty wild if they have actually managed to establish a breeding population there...gonna have to tie a big treble hook to their ankles next time I drag kids skiing up there...
Nice
hahaha nice joke.As far as how the sharks got here, Parks and Wildlife says that's anyone's guess. They think the sharks were possibly transported from the coast and planted on fish lines or released into the lake as a joke.
Stranger Things Have Happened In Texas
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The Dead Chupacabra Shot On A South Texas Ranch
My friends used to tell me stories of the Chupacabra. That if you would whistle or do some that it would eat your eyes out.Stranger Things Have Happened In Texas
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The Dead Chupacabra Shot On A South Texas Ranch
"It's not a threat to human beings," says Shaw. "It feeds on shrimp and small bait fish."
So there's no thought of closing the lake to swimmers at this time." ................Explain that to the Sharks please!
They allegedly caught a live one south of Abilene. Click on the link for a slideshow.Stranger Things Have Happened In Texas
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The Dead Chupacabra Shot On A South Texas Ranch
Farmer May Have Caught Legendary 'Chupacabra'
Mysterious Animal Kills Chickens, Turkeys
http://www.click2houston.com/news/4895017/detail.html
POSTED: 9:31 am CDT August 25, 2005
UPDATED: 9:47 am CDT August 25, 2005
COLEMAN, Texas -- A Texas farmer may have found what some would call a "chupacabra," a legendary animal known for sucking the blood out of goats.
Reggie Lagow set a trap last week after a number of his chickens and turkeys were killed.
What he found in his trap was a mix between a hairless dog, a rat and a kangaroo.
The mystery animal has been sent to Texas Parks and Wildlife in hopes of determining what it is.
I heard it's not safe to get back in the water.
We used to tell my little cousins that there were sharks in the lake. The fact that there is now some validity to our joke makes it awsome.
HOLY SCHNYKEES! LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT LAWYER!!!!!
If that is a chupacabra, I want one. Anyone causes trouble with me, I can just say "Sic em", and he will probably suck his blood. I will call him Drake.
Drake, The Chupacabra...Sounds like a Comic Book character. I LIKE IT! Run with that thought Marklar MM!
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