Sharks vs. Alligators

State Number of Alligator bites Number of Alligator Fatalities Number of Shark bites Number of Shark Fatalities
Alabama1 5 0 5 0
Florida2 351 17 509 8
Georgia3 9 1 8 0
South Carolina4 9 0 38 0
Louisiana5 2 0 2 0
Texas6 15 0 30 1
TOTALS 391 18 592 9

Fatality Rate:
Alligator Attacks = 4.3%
Shark Attacks = 1.5%

1Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
2Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
3Georgia Department of Natural Resources
4South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
5University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Wildlife Damage Management
6Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Source of shark attack data: International Shark Attack File, March 28, 2006.