Sad News:Steve Irwin Was Killed

[Danzig]

just saw it on my homepage...freaky way to go...

leaves behind a wife and two young children, my sympathy to them.

[paisjpq]

that's so sad....when he first showed on animal planet in the 90's I watched all the time...nothing funnier. My roommates and I used to drink every time his wife almost got him hurt dropping alligators and such; he provided much entertainment and was an ambassador for his country and the animals he loved.

[Pointg5]

Sad news, can't believe a Sting Ray got him, this guy plays with Crocodiles, Cobras, Black Mambas, etc...And something that I was holding in Grand Cayman last year, kills him...I think he has some small children, terrible fo them

[AeWingnut]

I should have looked down the page first
I posted the article in the wrong place after you

yes, he had small children

very sad

I thought the same thing.. Stingay?

[Downthestretch55]

RIP Steve Irwin.
Freak accident, very sad.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

That is very, very sad. RIP Steve. My thoughts and prayers go out to Terri and your kids.

I'll miss seeing him on TV too. I really enjoyed his shows.

While fishing I had a friend step on an Atlantic stingray and the barb penetrated his ankle bones and broke off. He had five months of recovery and now walks with a permanent limp. Rays have those barbs specifically as a defense mechanism against sharks. They are nasty. They are the one animal that really scare me when I fish. Sharks are really not a problem. Rays are everywhere and stealthy. That swimming with rays crap, no thank you. Only with rays that lack barbs. The rays dont want to have anything to do with you. But amazingly they have a very bad habit of trying to get into your shadow while wading. So I never step back. I have a collection of their barbs. They are like multiple arrow heads one on top of another. Most people get lucky and the ray strikes with the barb which is located about a little less than half way up their tail on top, just punctures and withdraws. But when the barb breaks off. Thats major suffering.

Oh my brother got electrocuted by an electric ray. He said it felt like when he grabbed the back of a television set. Really hurt.

Steve Irwin was so full of life. Of course he got lucky many other times. He almost got killed by a snake. Really ironic though. God bless him and his wife and children. He seemed like a really good guy. A great teacher.