Terrifying pictures emerge of an 18 FOOT shark caught in Australia over the weekend.
Two photographs of the dead tiger shark, which is reportedly six metres long, is currently been circulated on Facebook, and was posted by one Geoff Brooks.
Brooks claimed that the tiger shark was 'caught off 7 Mile Beach' near Lennox Head, on the northern New South Wales coast, at some stage last week.
Mr Brooks said he could not confirm if the shark was killed intentionally after hearing reports that the marine predator may have been caught in nets surrounding the Lennox Head area.
The Northern Star on the other hand reports that a fisherman named Matthew came forward to confirm that it was him that pulled the massive shark out of the water off the Tweed Coast 'a while ago', even taking the jaws as a souvenir.
'As far as I'm aware; It was a kill order on a shark here on the far north coast that was identified as being responsible for a local attack.'
'And yes - it's real,' he added.
Mr Brooks said he could not confirm if the shark was killed intentionally after hearing reports that the marine predator may have been caught in nets surrounding the Lennox Head area.
The Northern Star on the other hand reports that a fisherman named Matthew came forward to confirm that it was him that pulled the massive shark out of the water off the Tweed Coast 'a while ago', even taking the jaws as a souvenir.
'I was the one that took that photo and I was the one that caught that fish,' he said.
Matthew, who has not been formally identified, said he caught the shark 14 miles off Tweed Heads about three weeks ago. He told the newspaper that he had set his eyes on a smaller shark, a six-foot long hammerhead, when the huge tiger shark appeared - and ate it.
'I was fighting the hammerhead shark and he[the tiger shark] came up and swallowed it,' Matthew told the Northern Star.
He said that the pictures that have appeared on social media were used to identify the monster shark as he had no idea of its exact species when it was caught.
The fisherman claims to have spotted sharks well over 7 metres off the Tweed coast, commenting that this specific monster was 'only a little one'.
The Northern Star have reported that the giant tiger shark was sent to the fish markets when it was caught and that the only proof of its existence are a set of jaws taken by the fisherman as a souvenir.
Matthew, who has not been formally identified, said he caught the shark 14 miles off Tweed Heads about three weeks ago. He told the newspaper that he had set his eyes on a smaller shark, a six-foot long hammerhead, when the huge tiger shark appeared - and ate it.
'I was fighting the hammerhead shark and he[the tiger shark] came up and swallowed it,' Matthew told the Northern Star.
He said that the pictures that have appeared on social media were used to identify the monster shark as he had no idea of its exact species when it was caught.
The fisherman claims to have spotted sharks well over 7 metres off the Tweed coast, commenting that this specific monster was 'only a little one'.
The Northern Star have reported that the giant tiger shark was sent to the fish markets when it was caught and that the only proof of its existence are a set of jaws taken by the fisherman as a souvenir.
THE TIGER SHARK
The tiger shark is one of the largest shark species which has been known to reach lengths of around 18 feet(six metres) in the past.
This, however, is a rare occurrence and the more common sizes are ten to 14ft, with the female tiger shark larger than the male.
The tiger shark is found in tropical and warmer temperate waters around the world.
It is a nomadic animal which is often found close to the coast, guided by warmer currents in deep waters.
In the past, tiger sharks have been found across the western Pacific Ocean, from Japan to New Zealand, as well as the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and South America.
It has also been spotted off the coast of Africa, China, India and Indonesia.
In Australia they are found in waters surrounding northern Australia, Perth and the Bass Strait and are most commonly found along the New South Wales coast in summer.
Breeding occur every two years, usually in the summer.
They are apex predators and hunt a huge variety of animals, including turtles, sea snakes, dugongs and ocean mammals such as dolphins or whales.
In fact, the tiger shark's disregard for what it eats, has earned it the nickname 'wastebaskets of the sea'
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