Most people who see a tiger shark in shallow water have one instinct: get out.
Brodie Moss apparently has another: play tag with it.
A wild video from remote Australia shows the ocean-obsessed adventurer getting outrageously close to a tiger shark in clear, shallow water. Moss moves toward the animal as it cruises past, then retreats when the shark circles back, turning the encounter into something resembling the world’s most dangerous playground game. At points, the distance between man and predator shrinks to virtually nothing. Watch here and below.
And Moss seems considerably more entertained than concerned.
That tracks with his history. A recent viral encounter showed Moss briefly handling a tiger shark by hand before releasing it, an experience he summed up simply: “It was really cool.”
Who exactly is this guy?
Related: Watch: Great White Shark Turns Nantucket Shallows into a Bloodbath
Moss is the West Australian behind YBS Youngbloods, an adventure channel with roughly 8.8 million YouTube subscribers. The channel describes itself as being about “enjoying the ocean, nature and everything above or below,” with Moss and his crew documenting remote fishing, diving, survival missions and wildlife encounters.
Those “encounters” can get ridiculous.
Recent uploads include surviving for days on remote islands, camping on “Tiger Shark Beach,” exploring deadly tide pools with bare hands and paddling transparent kayaks above enormous sharks. Years ago, Moss even found himself between a tiger shark and a fleeing sea turtle while alone on a paddleboard.
“I don’t know if I’m in the best position here,” he said shortly before the shark struck his board and knocked him into the water. He later called it “a humbling reminder” that “it’s their ocean and I’m just a visitor.”
Before becoming a professional ocean lunatic — er, filmmaker — Moss worked for roughly a decade as an electrician. In 2019, he quit to pursue YouTube full-time.
“I can literally do anything and everything right now!” he said at the time.
Apparently, that includes playing tag with tiger sharks.
Related: Shark Washes Up on Washington Beach—Then Its Head Disappears (Video)
Original Post from this site