Diver Balances Sharks Lulled Into Trance

       Comfortable around sharks? How about stroking and holding one until it lulls into a trance so profound, you can hold it vertically by the nose.
      Italian diver Cristina Zenato does just that in her work with Caribbean Reef sharks, theDaily Mail reports. She induces a hypnotic state by stroking a shark’s ampullae of Lorenzini— hundreds of gelatinous pores around its mouth and nose.
      The shark becomes paralyzed for about a quarter hour, allowing Zenato to remove parasites, or pull a fishing hook from its mouth.