Crikey!

26 Year Gap · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 04, 2006, 03:38pm

A little off topic, but it was surprising to learn that Steve Irwin met his end from the barb of a stingray and not the mouth of a croc or large venomous snake.

ChuckElias · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 04, 2006, 04:17pm

It was never a matter of "if"; only a matter of "when".

eyezen · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 04, 2006, 05:06pm

Oh Croakey!!!

zebraman · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 04, 2006, 05:52pm

The saddest part of the whole thing is that he leaves a wife and some young kids.

He took a lot of risks and had a lot of close calls. I didn't expect to read about his death, but when I thought of how many chances he took it wasn't surprising.

It's his right to put himself in danger, but when he fed the crock with his baby in the other arm, that put his kid's life in danger. That showed a severe lack of judgment (or an excess of hubris).

I didn't watch him much, but when my son was 2 he loved to watch the Wiggles and I have endured the "Wiggles meet the Crocodile Hunter" many times. I told my son (now 4) that he died and my son said, "did a crocodile eat him?"

Z

Oz Referee · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 04, 2006, 06:01pm

I never liked Steve Irwin's personality - but respected and admired the things that he did for the environment. Then last christmas I had the opportunity to meat him and talk to him (briefly) at his Zoo. He impressed me immensely and his enthusiasm and energy were obviously real - not put on for the cameras as I had expected.

He will be missed by many, and my thoughts go out to his family and 2 kids.

kiwiref · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Sep 04, 2006, 07:02pm

Love him or not, one think that always made me not switch channels was his passion for what he was doing. Sadly, he was killed in a situation that was way less dangerous than many of his previous exploits. He was a great ambassador for Australia.