Dylan McWilliams, a 20-year-old from Colorado, has faced three wildlife attacks within 36 months.

Most recently, McWilliams was bodyboarding off the Hawaiian coast when an eight-foot tiger shark took a bite out of his leg. He managed to escape with a wound requiring seven stitches.

A year prior, he was camping in Colorado when a black bear dragged him out of his tent by the head. He was flown to hospital, where doctors stapled his scalp back together.

Before that, he was bitten by a rattlesnake while hiking in Utah. Luckily, he took in only a small amount of venom, so he was only briefly ill afterwards.

“I’m either really lucky or really unlucky,” said McWilliams.

scalp = the skin on the top of your head

venom = poison that is put into your body when an animal bites or stings you

1. What kind of shark attacked Dylan McWilliams?
2. How many stitches did he get?
3. What are the other two animals that attacked Dylan?
4. How old is Dylan?

1. When was the last time you went camping, swimming or hiking?
2. How many animals and insects have bitten you?
3. What is the best way to survive a shark / bear / snake attack?
4. Do you think Dylan McWilliams is luck or unlucky?