Sharks in Greece - Myth or Reality?
While there are sharks in Greece, sightings are extremely rare and, in general, shark attacks in the Mediterranean are also rarely reported.In the existing records of sharks in the Mediterranean, there is only one anecdotal tale of a fatal shark attack in the Greek islands, and that was reported nearly a century ago.
What You Should Really Worry About in Greece
Other dangers are far more real and much more likely to impact your vacation in Greece. These include jellyfish stings and turning your foot into a temporary cactus by stepping on a needle-spined sea anemone barefoot. It's always good to be wearing sea sandals, both for the anemones and for the often-scratchy lava rocks which line the coasts of many of the islands.Sea sandals are also likely to protect you from the sand-burrowing Scorpion Fish, whose stings have been known to be fatal. A few years ago, a man was arrested on murder charges due to the sudden death of his wife, who had collapsed and died in the shower. It was initially thought he had poisoned her, but the Greek forensics team determined she had stepped on a scorpion fish earlier in the day. Due to a pre-existing problem with her liver, the sting had proved fatal.
