VIDEO: Shark Spotted On A Hollywood, Florida Freeway
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Occasionally, you will see some wild stuff on the Florida interstates, but this was a shocker when a shark was spotted on a Hollywood, Florida freeway.
Between the antics of Florida Man and wildlife in Florida, sometimes you have to blink a few times to make sure you’re really seeing what you think you’re seeing. And you never really think you’ll witness an animal from the sea riding on the back of a pickup truck. But that’s exactly what drivers witnessed the other day in Hollywood.
Shark Spotted On A Hollywood, Florida Freeway
A shark was spotted on the back of a pickup truck on Tuesday riding down the I-95 interstate in Hollywood. The video, sent to Local10, shows a gigantic, approximately 10-foot-long bull shark being hauled back from the ocean. Quite the impressive catch. Especially because it is well known that bull sharks are some of the most aggressive sharks in the ocean.
Sharks get talked about in a negative light sometimes because they are so intimidating. So that makes this nearly 10-foot monster of a shark stand out even more. Seeing this video makes me wonder how long it took for this person to bring in a shark of this size. It can take up 1 1/2 – 2 hours to haul in a much smaller fish. There is truly nothing more Florida than seeing a shark being hauled back from the ocean on a random Tuesday afternoon. It’ll definitely make for a good story for locals and visitors alike.
*Co-author: Jackson Sparkman
14 Animals In Florida That Can Kill You
Southwest Florida is a tourist dream with sandy beaches, sunshine, and minor league baseball. But stray too far from civilization, and it can get pretty scary. Did Brian Laundrie kill himself because he was overwhelmed with guilt, or was it because he was about to be eaten? All they found was skeletal remains.
UPDATE: This list is from 2022. To see the the current list (with additional commentary!) you’ll find that here: Power Ranking The 14 Wild Animals In Florida That Can Kill You
Let’s face it, there’s a lot of things down here trying to kill you. There’s 6 venomous snakes in Florida, and only 2 of them were deadly enough to make this list. Our tropical environment brings danger, both on the land and in the water. The only thing we’re missing is flying death. Fortunately the Pterodactyls got knocked out by evolution, or a giant meteor, or aliens, or whatever. Imagine being out golfing, maybe shooting 2 under on the 15th, it’s a beautiful day and BAM a pterodactyl scoops you up for lunch. This has to be the reason why cavemen didn’t golf.
Ranker took a look at the most dangerous animals here in the sunshine state. I wanted to add “Snowbird behind the wheel of a car” but decided to stick to the Florida animals that live here year round. So here we go, with 14 animals in Florida that can kill you.
Marija is a morning show host on WXKB/B1039 and midday host on WRXK/96KRock. She loves to write about food, travel, and things to do around the state of Florida.