This is the terrifying moment a hammerhead shark tried to take a bite out of a camera on the ocean floor.
The close encounter was captured by brave wildlife photographer Amos Nachoum, 63, during an expedition off the coast of Bimini in the Bahamas.
The 14ft shark can be seen opening its jaws wide as it swims toward him – revealing a fearsome set of razor-sharp teeth.
It then clamps its enormous mouth around metal camera, before swimming away without doing any lasting damage
Mr Nachoum, who has led wildlife expeditions for more than 40 years, said he was ‘very excited’ by close encounter
Read the original article, with fabulous pictures at MailOnline.