Another Bull Shark Washes Up In Australia After Cyclone Debbie

Cyclone Debbie tore through Australia last week. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated as their homes were flooded. Roads were ripped apart. People lost power.

And lot's of animals were displaced. From spiders going haywire and running to safety and snakes having a swim, to poor sharks being left stranded on land.

One bull shark was found washed up in Ayr, North Queensland and unfortunately died before it could be put back into the water.

And a Logan Councillor called Steve Swenson has found a second bull shark in south Brisbane suburb. The shark was flushed out of Slacks Creek when the torrential rain hit - Australia suffered a month's worth of rainfall in just one day.

The shark was found in a playground of all places!

A lot of people have taken to swimming through the flooded water areas, and Swenson is encouraging people to be careful. The last thing you want to do is come across a snake in the water - or an angry and confused bull shark!

Swenson has dubbed the shark Bruce (is that not the most Aussie name ever?!) and posted a video to discouraging people from playing in the water.

"I've been encouraging you to stay out of the water," he said.

"We've got a lot of a lot of houses behind us here that have been cut off totally and the residents have been working together with canoes to get supplies through.

Credit: Facebook/Steve Swenson

"Here's the best reason to stay out the water, we've had a visitor that's beached itself here - that's Bruce the bull shark.

"So please stay out of the water and stay safe folks."

Unfortunately Bruce had already died before Swenson found him, and the local authorities are going to take him away. Poor Bruce. RIP.

Bull sharks may be small and look cute, but they are aggressive, and usually live near high-population areas like tropical shorelines. They are not bothered by brackish and freshwater, and even venture far inland via rivers - much like Bruce.

Many experts consider bull sharks to be the most dangerous sharks in the world. Like their more famous cousins, great whites and tiger sharks, as the three species most likely to attack humans!

Luckily the ones that washed up on land down under were already dead - but if you're in Australia please be careful!

Mark McGowan

Mark is a journalist at LADbible, who joined in 2015 after a year as a freelance writer. In the past he blogged for independent football fan channel Redmen TV, after graduating from Staffordshire University with degrees in journalism and English literature. He has worked on campaigns such as UOKM8? and IIOC.