Clovis resident, John Herrera, got the shock of a lifetime Tuesday afternoon when he walked outside and saw a shark in a small canal."I just looked down and saw a big, old fish," said Herrera.
The 3 1/2 foot Leopard shark was already dead.
"It was upside down, floating, so I just crawled in right there and pulled it out by its tail," said Herrera.
Once the shark was out on display, dozens of intrigued neighbors, like Brett Morris, gathered to see the odd sight.
"I noticed there was a shark on the sidewalk so I just had to jump out and check it out. It was pretty amazing," said Morris, who lives near the canal.
Clovis Police Animal Services officers picked up the dead shark and will dispose of it. No one may ever know if the shark was dead or alive when someone dumped it and police are not looking into the case.
"There's no evidence. It's not like you're going to get fingerprints from the fish," said Janet Stoll-Lee, spokesperson for the Clovis Police Department.
Leopard sharks are not a danger to humans and it's not illegal to have one as a pet. Source
3 comments (read or post your own):
My Question? why are all sharks coming inland. even after watching majority of the documentaries i still have a feeling it is something more....
Could it be something deep within the sea is happening that is bring marine life inland....
I can't answer this for you, maybe one of our readers has more knowledge on this...
What I do know is that during 2010 shark related attacks was at it's highest in a decade with 79 confirmed cases.
Which makes 2011 a record breaker even for shark related incidents with 99 Shark related cases reported so far this year.
It would be interesting to know if anyone has more insight on this feel free to add or get in touch.
While I suppose only the sharks know for sure, a number of theories have been suggested: a) The temperature of the waters is changing and making the sharks seek out coastal waters; b) ocean food supplies are running out, driving sharks closer to land in search for something to eat; c) sharks' built-in navigational systems have been somehow disrupted, just like in the cases of many other species that are getting lost / dropping dead all over the world.
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