'Shark boy' in viral video explains his love for sharks

He may only be nine years old, but the self-proclaimed 'shark boy' Hunter Stevens has already reeled in a 7-foot shark.

A video of Hunter with his dad Kevin on Sunday catching a Blacktip shark off the coast of Galveston, TX has gone viral. The young shark fan tells Zoraida Sambolin that he finds sharks fascinating.

"I like sharks because I know that they're nice, and they're very, very beautiful," Hunter says. "They are amazing creatures to watch. They're almost like dinosaurs when they eat and mate are very cool because you can learn more information about them every day."

His dad says he and his son are pretty used to shark fishing, but cautions others against jumping in the ocean to try to reel in their own great white.

"You don't go out and buy a kayak and go off the beachfront and fish for sharks, I'll tell you that," Kevin says.

Zoraida asks him about an even bigger shark that he helped catch with his dad – a 7 footer – and says he was nervous but excited.

"I was nervous, scared and happy, combined in," Hunter says.