A fisherman couldn't believe his eyes after he spotted a hammerhead shark thrashing around near the coast near San Luis Pass in Galveston, Texas.

Jason Schilling quickly started recording after seeing the large shark.

He said: "After a night of flounder gigging, I tried to fish in the morning for the morning bite. I heard a big splash behind me and looked back and see this big hammerhead shark almost beaching himself chasing bait/stingrays/flounder or whatever else they eat.

"But I saw half of his face come out of the water so I knew for sure it was a hammerhead shark. I pulled out my phone to see if he would come out again and those were the only two more times I saw him come out I got on video.

"After that, I didn’t see him again. A lot of people get hammerhead sharks and bonnethead sharks confused. But bonnethead sharks only grow up to 4 feet."

This rare encounter was captured at San Luis Pass, a strait of water at the southwestern end of Galveston Island off the Texas Gulf Coast, on May 22.

This video was taken 5/22/23 morning at 7am. I posted this video on my TikTok and is currently blowing up within 2 DAYS posted is at 3 MILLION VIEWS!

After a night of flounder gigging I tried to fish in the morning for the morning bite. I heard a big splash behind me and looked back and see this big hammer head shark almost beaching himself chasing bait/stingrays/flounder or whatever else they eat.

But I saw half of his face come out the water so I knew for sure it was a hammerhead shark. I pulled out my phone to see if he would come out again and those were the only two more times I saw him come out I got on video.

After that I didn’t see him again. A lot of people get hammerhead sharks and bonnet head sharks confused. But Bonnet head sharks only grow up to 4 ft.

Big Hammerhead Shark in the shallows San Luis Pass Galveston TX.