i was in a swarm like that. like a million zooming fast. beautiful. yes, you can swim with. they are cool. will always run before popping you. sharks are cool too. never bother me. it's the jellies.
They are cownose rays. They are docile and won't bother you. They can sting, but they swim along the surface so it's highly unlikely that they will be stepped on and provoked to sting. The southern and Atlantic stingrays that we also have around Panama City like to bury themselves in the sand and do get stepped on occasionally. That's why you do the "stingrays shuffle" and drag your feet when walking in the water. That way there's less chance of stepping on one. Usually all it takes takes is a slight bump and they will take off.
@8dylandog Palazzo Condos on the west end of Front Beach Road. My neighbor owns one of them and rents them at very reasonable rates. We've stayed there several times and love it.
@Thefrenchandtoast Because they think they're yummy! Most species of sharks have a certain prey that they follow around most of the time. For bull sharks it's sting rays, hammerheads follow the tarpon and white sharks find seals irresistable.
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Wow, and we got excited this morning when we saw one from our balcony in Panama City Beach!
Was just there and saw quite a few. They would come up and swim around your ankles. Really cool.
i was in a swarm like that. like a million zooming fast. beautiful. yes, you can swim with. they are cool. will always run before popping you. sharks are cool too. never bother me.
it's the jellies.
They are cownose rays. They are docile and won't bother you. They can sting, but they swim along the surface so it's highly unlikely that they will be stepped on and provoked to sting. The southern and Atlantic stingrays that we also have around Panama City like to bury themselves in the sand and do get stepped on occasionally. That's why you do the "stingrays shuffle" and drag your feet when walking in the water. That way there's less chance of stepping on one. Usually all it takes takes is a slight bump and they will take off.
looks like a steve irwin horror movie.....
Absolutely gorgeous!
Just saw this video..that was a few weeks after we were there and ran across many groups of them together. Most we saw were darker. Quite amazing!
I cant wait till june 30th.
@caubuy agreed. Stingrays don't have pointed wings, and are generally gray in color.
Hay I'm seeing the stinrayse today right now in 2014😀
i want one!
I live here and these are NOT stingrays - they are harmless cow rays. They do not have stingers.
I've been here a week and haven't seen them yet maybe tomorrow
im going there soon if i see a cow ray im going to pet it. lol
It must ahve been mating season for that many to be that close to shore xD
@8dylandog Palazzo Condos on the west end of Front Beach Road. My neighbor owns one of them and rents them at very reasonable rates. We've stayed there several times and love it.
Damn 8 years ago
@Thefrenchandtoast Because they think they're yummy! Most species of sharks have a certain prey that they follow around most of the time. For bull sharks it's sting rays, hammerheads follow the tarpon and white sharks find seals irresistable.
I about stepped on one last year
Unfortunately, when you see sting rays one can bet that the bull sharks won't be too far behind.
I actually saw 1 Not far from shore by itself on the Island Time Sailboat Cruise.
im going to panama tommorow:)
relax those are Manta rays or Bottle nose rays, they do not sting and are harmless
they are i was just there last week
Or Skates.... See them a LOT in Orange Beach/Gulf Shores area.... Good call tho.
crap haha we go to panama city beach evey year. Now i'm kinda afraid to go in the water lol
Kinda fun to swim with in fact
@kingmackattack42 How come?
Those are cownose rays they are harmless and DO NOT have stingers
holy shit
Do you want chocolate sprinkles? Hahahba
GO RAYS win the world series haha!
We are being invaded! Or it could be a stingray D-Day! LOL
Sorry, those are not sting rays or cow nose rays, but manta rays.
sry, they are cow nose, i lived there for 10 years
but u cant go swimming with ALl those rAYS IN THERE riGHT ?
Hi there! I am working for German Free TV and we would love to show your clip on television. Would you be interested in that?
I can send you more information via mail if you like.
Cheers!
alrighty who wants to jump in first?
Skates.......
mating season....cownose rays
those are bat rays