• A man was bitten by a shark after releasing it into the ocean.
• The 11-second video has gone viral on Reddit.
• Nurse sharks are typically small and wary of divers, but their jaws are robust and their mouth is loaded with hundreds of serrated teeth.

In a video that has gone viral on social media, a man was bitten by a shark after releasing it into the ocean.

The 11-second clip shared on Reddit shows the man, together with a wife and two children, attempting to revive the little shark after releasing it into the sea.

After a few prods, the fish awakens and instantly begins spinning around and biting the man’s palm.

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The shark clings to his fingers for some time, despite his attempts to take them out. Finally, the man takes out his hand, revealing the shark’s blood-filled maw.

The other passengers of the boat, notably the youngsters, are observed to be horrified, but the man is seen going away calmly while sucking the damaged area. The internet has been stunned by his response.

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“Collective GASP. He was so casual about it lmao,” a user commented. “Like he lost $20,” remarked another.

“His reaction is kinda hilarious. I laugh more the more I watch it. He just sounds really annoyed. Like when I’m pounding in a nail and it bends or something like that,” another user commented.

The video has 33,000 votes and 3,000 Reddit comments.

The fish in the video is a nurse shark, which is typically small and wary of divers, but its jaws are robust and its mouth is loaded with hundreds of serrated teeth.

According to National Geographic, they rank fourth in the number of human bites recorded.

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