Woman Is Best Friends With A 9-Foot Lemon Shark | The Dodo 

i love how we humans went from wanting to eat every animal to wanting to pet every animal.

Look at how Snooty brings her teeth to bare but doesn't nip. Very intelligent creature.

Is Snooty smiling? Is that how sharks smile? That is adorable.

Thank you for respecting their lives 💜

What a beautiful smile Snooty has...

Beautiful video. She's so lucky!! I wish media showed those type of videos instead of demonizing these amazing animals.

This is a BEAUTIFUL (and very much needed) example that there are so many INCREDIBLE animals that are misunderstood & unappreciated. I just LOVE this video so much. Thank you for posting

I like how you are characterizing each one with animals that we can relate to, such as a golden retriever, or squirrel. It gives us a better understanding and appreciation for these magnificent animals. Thank you for sharing your story, and experiences with us.👍💕

More power to you and those who can swim with the predators of the sea, but I'll just give this a like and a smile :D

Animals can be our best friends.

would not have imagine Sharks being that intelligent if it truly recognizes her avery time! amazing

She looks like a happy girl! Sharks are the best

Despite that really menacing looking set of teeth she has, that's amazing to see. Very adorable!

Everything is part of the ego system and should be respected as that.

Lemon sharks are known to be really possessive of divers, even pushing other sharks away

How cool is it to have a shark as your pet? Like this is my dream to pet sharks and not be afraid of them. They are so misrepresented in pop culture as some hungry sea monsters.

Sharks have a terrible reputation that is completely undeserved. They are wonderful creatures, and they are necessary creatures. edit: Guys, I'm not saying non-professionals should approach wild animals...

I love snooty!! Very good video.. I enjoyed watching this young lady❤

Snooty has a cute smile

Beautiful, I wish this was a longer video. It was so interesting.

Well, now i need to be friends with sharks!!!! ❤

Thank you for sharing your experience. It's beautiful, and educational as well. ❤

I absolutely love uncommon species bonding like what is presented here. I also love people who can see the beauty in animals that others find repulsive. I can't tell you how many times I've been called crazy because I'm a 5-ft tall physically disabled woman who keeps snakes three times my height. My largest Burmese python is 14 ft. I rescue these animals because people get them and don't understand how much time they require and how much training they need to be a safe pet around visitors that may come to your home. People don't understand that these animals have emotional as well as physical needs. Even most breeders will not admit that these animals have emotions. Let's face it, snakes have gotten worse press for a far longer time than even sharks have. Snakes started getting bad press and biblical times.

Thank you for sharing this special story. So incredibly beautiful how sweet and loving these mammals are ❤🥰😍

Always happy to see sharks get positive representation. Also video reminds me how sad it is that most people view animals as either male or gender neutral until someone points out there gender or there seen with a baby and people just assume that is the mother with her babies.

Smart young lady ❤

Sharks are vital for our ecosystem

How the hell are people like this woman able to befriend these amazing animals without getting killed in the process?

This is so amazing 💜

So many sharks are kind creatures, they don't want anything to do with humans when it comes to eating lol

She's very lucky Lady😊 she never doing work in her life.. she's having fun all day and help at the same time!!😃 That's the importance of loving what you do!! Work for you is not work, it's passion😍 fun😀 and learning!! Good for you Lady😊 you have all my admiration for what you do😇🙏🌎 Thankyou ❤

You are a true shark whisperer! Thank you for shedding a positive light on sharks whereas many demonize them. I love and respect sharks as well.

So cute. My son love sea animals and sharks. I would support him if he wants to be just like this lady. ❤

The footage for this one is amazing.

That's probably the happiest shark in the world

It definitely takes a certain type of person to interact with sharks in a very nice way and this woman is one of those. I have seen a few other videos like hers before.

So I guess if you feed it and you’re nice every animal is just a dog

It's truly wonderful how we are able to create strongs bonds with animals easier than with other humans.

Despite a mugshot that looks like something out of an analog horror game....I still love them, very sweet.

"Remember, fishes (and humans) are friends not food" [Finding Nemo]

She has quite the toothy grin! 😁

Snooty likes to be the center of attention.❤ Such interesting information about different types of sharks. Nice lady.❤

Look at that sharky smile 😅

in June 2016, my husband and I were celebrating our anniversary and doing the tourist thing in the Florida Keys. I met a young girl ( I think she was from 9 -12 years old at the time) at Aquarium Encounters in Marathon Key, Florida where you can pet and/or swim with sharks and sting rays, etc... I just thought about her yesterday! She had pointed out a young nurse shark to me and told me all about them. She was so knowledgeable! I think her dad was a marine biologist. Said she wanted to work with the amazing sea animals as a career when she is older! She was amazingly mature and smart for her young age! This video reminds me of her! Hope just like you, she is doing what she loves! Wonderful video! Thank you!

Snooty! Adorbz!

Sharks are born in the ocean. We're just visitors.

Snooty is so sweet. I also love the ADD sharks. I laughed out loud when I heard you say “he would be up in your face just carrying on, then take off with out reason”Forgetting what they were doing their doing. Thanks for your knowledge and fun shark stuff❤❤❤

I love this. I mean u always need to stay vigilant around sharks as they're unpredictable in their behaviour but this is beautiful to see watching Snooty constantly going up to u even baring her teeth yet not once showing any signs of aggressiveness. Sharks are very smart, intelligent & misunderstood creatures

Beautiful! Thank you for the love you have for these beautiful animals ❤

Sharks as best friends over dogs

I have never heard of a lemon shark, quite fascinating! To be in the water like that, with *zero* fear, is astonishing. I don't scare easily, but doing this would certainly get my attention!

I absolutely loved this episode!! Had me over here gasping the entire time!! So cool!

So weird, how they don't attack them! So how come there are so many shark attacks and surfers being bitten? Incredible footage!

Beautiful interactions,such a wonderful project for protecting these amazing fishes of the 🌊💖✅🧜‍♀️And what fun it is to be that familiar with them❣️

With friends like that, who has enemies? 😂

I agree!! My pit is definitely an angel baby.

Sharks are so cool

These sharks are amazing, I didn’t know they can be relationship with human beeings 😱 The same thing with crocodiles !!! Unbelievable ❤❤❤👏🏻👏🏻Sea needs them 🤨

That last shark, the one who NOMMED down the hunk of meat? SOMEBODY GET THAT HOOK OUT OF ITS MOUTH 😭😭😭

Sharks 🦈 are very cool animals

How lucky are you to be in the company of these wonderful, beautiful animals ❤❤

Snooty seems to be your friend makes me wanna find my lemon shark friend. 🦌

And none of these sharks try and take a nibble?! Oh tell no! I’m afraid of goldfish! 😂😂

She has a real life blahaj

Beautiful job

With a grill to make the rappers envious😂

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Snooty🤗🤗

Is this the same woman who befriended Sunny the fish? I loved that video.

Snooty is such a cute name :D What a beautiful story

It's totally genially AND amazing a friendly shark specimen Is extremelity wonderfull 😊

There are so many people who equate sharks as mindless monsters! We humans kill over 100 million of these beautiful, majestic creatures purely for their fins. These fins are then exported to Asian countries as they are considered to be a delicacy!! Sharks are crucial to the health of our oceans and the ecosystems that they inhabit. These majestic creatures have been around for over 400 million years. There decline in numbers over recent times have been due to human intervention. Sharks use all of their senses when hunting. However, they have a sixth sense called the Ampullae of Lorenzini,which are located at their snout and then runs down their lateral line. These Ampullae are filled with a gel like substance which then goes down to a receptor. These receptors detect the electrical current which comes from all living animals. We definitely need people like this lady in this beautiful clip to help protect and conserve this beautiful creatures. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Florida Woman: My friend is a shark

Humans have an insatiable appetite to turn every single type animal into a pet dog. And i love it

Adorable❤🐋💞

It's really a shame sharks got such a bad reputation, because they really are very amazing creatures. You have to really know what you're doing if you approach one, like with any wild animal, but they're as capable of bonding and affection as any other.

Beautiful ❤

Stay tuned for the sequel: Diver eaten by its Shark friend

Greetings from southern Ontario Canada I really enjoyed the video what's a lemon shark never heard of it

xcellent thanks so much for all yous do

I love teethless sharks they look so dummies

Thank u for educating people that Not all sharks are dangerous 😮u r brave in there, , wonderful to watch, but im still not going in the water past my knees!

I'm more nervous about those dolphins surrounding her than the sharks 👀

Wow it must be cool to be friends with a shark! it may be scary at first tho!!

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I'm best friends with a 1200 lbs grizzly bear 🐻 in my local area in Wyoming been hiking with him for 6 months it's a beutiful friendship ❤️

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They are so cool, beautiful too❤👍🤩

This is my dream actually very cool video thanks for sharing this

You used a tiger shark as your thumbnail. You may want to fix that.

Oh shite, you're not snooty!!!! Blub, blub, blub.

Very cool!!

I keep checking in on thus specific story cause i am waiting for the day the luck runs dry you can only tempt fate so many times.

Beautiful

I’d like to know more about shark breeds and their personality traits.

do Lemon sharks know how to Party

Have never heard of a Lemon Shark

She is magnificent. I hope this video shows the beauty and intelligence of Sharks opposed to the majority of perceptions out there. Steve Irwin was always keen to point this out. Yes some Sharks species one needs to be cautious about and remember we are in their territory. So not suggesting we all go and jump in to make friends with them all. Their welfare should be our concern. 🦈🇦🇺 Bull sharks make friends, not a good idea.

Super cool video for sure and I do wish I could do something like that.

It's nice that you enjoy your line of work and are passionate about sharks, but swimming amongst bull and tiger sharks is VERY risky. I truly hope this doesn't end up like Grizzly Man and the Crocodile Hunter🤞