Divers who visit the wreck of the Papoose say their encounters with the sand tigers are awe-inspiring and they often come away with a greater appreciation of sharks in general after experiencing their grace first hand. Like sharks, crocodilians never run out of teeth. Sharp new ones grow in as old dull ones are shed throughout the animals' lives. The eastern coral snake is a member of the Elapidae family, which includes the deadly cobras. These beautiful snakes, distinguished by bright red, yellow and black rings around the body, are the most toxic of North Carolina's poisonous snakes.
Coral snakes occur in the southeastern region of the state, but are rare.
Sharks have one of the keenest senses of smell of any animal. They can scent from great distances and their sensitivity to smell seems to increase the longer they have been without food.