What was he thinking? One of the divers reaches through the bars of the cage to touch the great white shark. Picture: Dmitry Vasyanovich
THIS shocking photograph shows the moment a daredevil diver made the crazy decision to lean out of a cage and attempt to pat a great white shark on the nose.
Three scuba divers were photographed by 47-year-old Dmitry Vasyanovich, from Russia, at Guadalupe Island in Mexio, a destination known for its great white encounters.
The divers were pictured teasing the beast with bait as they tried to capture its attention.
The divers lure the great white to the cage with bait. Picture: Dmitry VasyanovichSource:Picture Media
The diver regularly had his arms and head outside of the cage. Picture: Dmitry VasyanovichSource:Picture Media
Guadalupe Island is considered one of the world’s best location for diving with great white sharks. Picture: Dmitry VasyanovichSource:Picture Media
At one point the shark knocks the cage as it attempts to grab the bait that is hanging precariously from the cage. The cage swings from side to side in the ocean.
But this does not deter the divers as it is then that one brave — or perhaps stupid — diver wedges his body between the bars of the cage so that he can attempt to touch the shark. The other two divers watch on from within the cage.
The cage swings wildly from side to side as the shark attempts to grab the bait hanging from the cage. Picture: Dmitry VasyanovichSource:Picture Media
The great white shark averages 4.5m in length. Picture: Dmitry VasyanovichSource:Picture Media
Guadalupe Island is considered one of the world’s best location for diving with great white sharks.
This small volcanic island is 240km off the west coast of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula and is known for its clear blue water with 36-45 meter visibility.
A total of 171 unique great white sharks have been identified in the bay.
The great white shark averages 4.5m in length, but some have been recorded as large as 6m and they generally weigh up to 2250kg.
Guadalupe Island is popular with divers because it has great visibility. Picture: Dmitry VasyanovichSource:Picture Media
Great white sharks are the largest predatory fish on earth. Picture: Dmitry VasyanovichSource:Picture Media
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