I got attacked by a shark... while out of the water.
University "field course", meaning "excuse to go to the seaside in Scotland".
We went out on one of the field station's research boats when they were sampling, i.e. putting a big net down and seeing what they dredged up.
The caught a little 2-foot long shark, but weren't interested in studying that. One of the crew passes it to me to chuck back, and it bends itself around 180 degrees and lunges for my leg. It just gets my trousers, so I don't notice until I look down to see why it's stuck.

Picture:
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( Labmonkey last thought about having another coffee on, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 15:31, 7 replies)

Not
Millport was it?
( Cawl, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 15:32, closed)

hah
that's doggies for ya! just be glad it didn't wrap itself around your arm, you'd rip your skin off getting the little bastard off you!
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 15:37, closed)

Lucky to be alive
This deserves a 999 reconstruction. :)
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 15:42, closed)

A Spotty Dog!
I still have the scar from pulling one off my arm. I tell people it was a shark but neglect the 'under 3 feet long with a distinct lack of pointy fleshripping teeth' bit.

Taste OK, though.
(osok Rebel without a clue, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 15:55, closed)

millport?
we just caught crabs there.
( ascorbate, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 16:33, closed)

^^
Uurgh. you got ....

oh, I see.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 16:35, closed)

I pretty much shafted
My liver in Millport.
It was so cheap to drink there.
Plus there was some cowboy festival on at the time.

Crazy place.
( Cawl, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 16:52, closed)