India, July 27 -- An Oregon man has been charged after allegedly illegally fishing a species of protected sharks in Washington state, and then sharing bizarre videos of himself "wrestling" his catches on social media. 27-year-old Connor Seifert had been pulling bluntnose sixgill and broadnose sevengill sharks from the state's Puget Sound for months, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said, per the New York Post. He would then boast about his illicit prizes on social media.

Seifert filmed strange videos with the sharks after pulling them out of the water. In one of the videos authorities provided, he is seen forcing open a shark's mouth while stepping on its back. Another video shows Seifert holding a shark by the tail out in ...