Crocodile hunter dead.

healer677

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It's a damn shame -but reports came in that the famous Steve Irwin died filming his popular "Crocodile Hunter" show.

Killed by of all things - a fish.

Alright, I know the guy was good with venomous snakes and crocs but what in the heck was he doing swimming around with stingrays?

He is survived by his wife and co-host and his two children.
 
healer677 said:
It's a damn shame -but reports came in that the famous Steve Irwin died filming his popular "Crocodile Hunter" show.

Killed by of all things - a fish.

Alright, I know the guy was good with venomous snakes and crocs but what in the heck was he doing swimming around with stingrays?

He is survived by his wife and co-host and his two children.

ummmm.....not sure what you know about stingrays, but they are hardly 'attacking' animals....unless attacked....read the other thread and read the article....
 
It is very sad what has happened. I've been watching Steve ever since his first show came out years ago.
He was actually going to be filming a new documentary of his own called "The Ocean's Deadliest". Weather got bad but decided to go into shallow waters to get some footage for a show his daughter was hosting.
Steve was the one who helped start my love and fascination for animals. He will be missed alot by alot of people in this world.
 
fantasiafan said:
ummmm.....not sure what you know about stingrays, but they are hardly 'attacking' animals....unless attacked....read the other thread and read the article....

This is true. Stingrays are very dosile creatures. The animal felt boxed in when Steve was swimming a little bit too close and his camera man was on the other side.
 
Yeah, I saw the news today. Stabbed right through the heart from the stinger of a stingray. If you've ever seen the length of the barb on the business end of a large stingray and what it can do, I could only imagine the initial pain. I saw a documentary where scientist were testing the strength of the stingray barb and it smacked through a piece of 2x4. :eek:

Condolences to his family. I loved watching Croc Hunter...
 
Master Baiter said:
Yeah, I saw the news today. Stabbed right through the heart from the stinger of a stingray. If you've ever seen the length of the barb on the business end of a large stingray and what it can do, I could only imagine the initial pain. I saw a documentary where scientist were testing the strength of the stingray barb and it smacked through a piece of 2x4. :eek:

Condolences to his family. I loved watching Croc Hunter...

Correct, the venom didnt kill him and if it had pierced him somewhere else he wouldve probably lived and recovered, but through the heart is what killed him. Sad.