More about the Ken

Wrangler's Schedule

Wrangler Interview

A Warning on Sharks

Tips to avoid an attack

Shark Handling Tips

Ask the Shark Wrangler

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Shark Fishing and Kayak Tours with the Shark Wrangler

Shark Wrangling Training

What's New with the Shark Wrangler?

Species The Shark Wrangler has Handled
Even the shark in the background was caught by the Shark Wrangler!
More pictures to come.

            Large Predator Species

Bignose Sharks up to 6 feet  [C. altimus]

Blacktips Sharks (Atlantic) up to 7.5 feet  [C. limbatus] (These are not the docile small Pacific species.  These are the hot tempered, hot natured active Atlantic predators!  They do not work for aquaria.  Ken mostly helps with studies of this species.)

Blacktip Sharks Reefs (Pacific) juveniles  [C. melanopterus]

Bull Sharks up to 9 feet  [C. leucas]

Dusky Sharks up to 7 feet  [C. obscurus]

Galapagos Sharks up to 7 feet  [C. galapagensis]

Hammerheads up to 10 feet  [S. lewini & S. mokarran]

Lemon Sharks over 8 feet  [N. brevirostris]

Nurse Sharks any size [G. cirratum]

Sandbar Sharks (Browns) up to 8 feet [C. plumbeus]

Sandtiger Sharks over 9 feet [O. or C. taurus] (These are best worked with a crew and not just a single wrangler!)

Silky Shark juveniles [C. falciformis]

Spinner Sharks up to 7 feet  [C. brevipinna]

Tiger Sharks up to 15 feet [G. cuvieri] (This size animal is not a hold in your arms specimen!)

           Small Coastal Species

Blacknose Sharks
Bonnethead
Sharks
Dogfishes (at least 3 species)
Finetooth
Sharks
Leopard
Sharks
Sharpnose
Sharks

            General Elasmobranchs

Cownose rays
Batoid rays
Stingrays large all types available
Spotted Eagle Rays large
Electric rays, etc.
Guitarfish
Angels

Fishes and Mollusks Handled and Studied
(Most species are from the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico)

Most common gastropods and bivalves of the Western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Angel fish
Lizard fish
Stargazers
All sorts of jellyfishes
Blennies, wrasses, squirrel fishes and most common ornamental species
Octopi
Fresh Water Fish of most SC species
Eels, Cusk Eels, Morays (several species)
Most sport saltwater species
Tarpon
All types of shrimps

Suffice it to say, if it is in the waters of NC, SC, GA or FL, Ken has caught it, dived with it, transported it, or studied it in the wild.

An Aside: Ken has also wrangled and handled many other creatures such as reptiles, mammals and insects.  These include

Burmese Pythons 9 foot
Boas
Assorted Pythons
Anacondas
Large Iguanas
Tarantulas
Black Widows
Assorted Turtles & Terrapins
Hawks
and many other species...