Terrifying moment great white shark reveals razor teeth as it struggles on the hook

The shark, which was named Paul Walker in memory of the actor and shark activist, wears his razor-sharp gnashers as he hunts a lure off the coast of Guadalupe Island in Mexico

Nikki Brant, 52, captured stunning footage of a great white shark struggling on a lure in the waters near Guadalupe Island, Mexico (

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A series of stunning images show the moment a great white shark reveals its powerful jaws as it struggles on a fishing lure.

An image shows the shark named Paul Walker with its cavernous mouth open showing its teeth as it chases the bait.

Another terrifying moment shows the shark grabbing the lure and beating it just below the surface.

These images were captured by Be A Shark co-owner Nikki Brant (52) on Guadalupe Island in Mexico on her Nikon D500 in a Nauticam underwater housing

Nikki took the images of the shark from about 1 meter away and about 1 meter below the surface of the water.

She has dedicated her life to showing a more realistic side to sharks, wanting people to see their intelligence and strength, and understanding that individual sharks, like individual humans, have unique personalities.

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Photographer Nikki prepares a decoy (

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"We were on a Be A Shark cage diving trip to Guadalupe Island, Mexico, and this particular shark, whose name is Paul Walker in honor of the late actor and shark activist, passed the majority of the three days with us,” says Nikki,

"Some people think cage diving is all about how many sharks you see, but for me it's about having the 'right' sharks around. Paul is an interactive shark and when he present, you know it's going to be a good time.

"Paul has been lazily circling around the cage all morning and hasn't shown much interest in the hanging baits, which are large chunks of tuna on biodegradable rope.

"Then, during one of his approaches, Paul made a demi-il...