Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin dead...

[Hapless Ticklee]

Sad as it is that the man's dead, I'm still quite surprised it didn't happen before now. I'm not on a huge anti-Steve Irwin trip here, but what little knowledge of Darwinism I possess keeps nagging away at me, with the thought that if you fool around with dangerous animals one of them will kill you sooner or later.

And as entertaining as he may have been, he was still a man who considered it responsible to hold his one month old son under one arm while he was feeding what can only be described as a bloody great crocodile with the other.

I fear the man's risk assessment capabilities may have been somewhat flawed.

Anyway, it's how he would have wanted to go.

 

[TicklishLurker]

Steve Irwin was a wonderful man who always informed people very strongly not to do what he does. He had been doing it since he was very young, while watched carefully by his father. He took a small rinky-dink zoo and turned it into a major one. He helped in the saving of many species we wouldn't give a second thought about because they weren't "cute & cuddly."

I'm utterly disgusted by the lack of respect I've seen. I must've reported a dozen people on IMDB who said "He deserved it" and that they were glad he was dead. You'd think he was Saddam or Osama from the crap they were spewing. Steve Irwin made a difference for the better. People should be more respectful even if they hated him. What if one day Bindi or Bob should happen upon their dad's page and see that crap?

 

[FeatherHeart22]

Steve Irwins show was not broadcasted in Portugal , so the only times I saw him on TV was when he came to the Tonight Show . From what little I saw , he was a great guy ; had a great personality , sense of humor , courage , and above all , an admirable love towards nature .
His death is a catastrofe in every sense of the word ; for Australia , for the whole world , for his family and friends , and for nature .

Steve Irwin , may you rest in peace .🙁

 

[AffectionateDan]

This was inevitable, really. It's sad, but glorious, in it's own way. He went out doing something he wanted to do. I'm sure that's not what was going through his mind at the time, but he lived this kind of life by choice and I can't imagine he'd have chosen too many other ways to go. It was either going to be something like this, or a cranky crocodile, poisonous snake, or other critter that did for him. He went out in his own way, and how many of us are given that choice?

He'll be missed, certainly. But what a guy. I salute ya, Steve, wherever you are.

 

[TicklishLurker]

Oh, and on the Baby Bob/croc incident. Bob was safer there then most kids are when their parents are feeding Fido. How many times have you heard about someone who owned a pit bull or a rotweiler who up until that day had been a sweet, loving dog, that suddenly turned around and ripped out their throat? Steve Irwin knew what he was doing and the danger, Bob was in good hands. John Q. Dogowner does not when holding a child in one arm and feeding Rover with the other.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

it's how he would have wanted to go.

why do so many people say that? that he wanted to die that way. it's not like he was swimming and thinking, I think I want to die by a stingray puncturing my chest. i'm sure steve irwin would have wanted to be still doing this for another twenty years. still be traveling the world and teaching people about the animals we share a planet with.

he knew the risks. he knew the dangers. but he did what he loved. but that doesn't mean he wanted to die doing what he loved.

i think people say that just to ease their own minds. to me, it just sounds ignorant.

 

[kis123]

why do so many people say that? that he wanted to die that way. it's not like he was swimming and thinking, I think I want to die by a stingray puncturing my chest. i'm sure steve irwin would have wanted to be still doing this for another twenty years. still be traveling the world and teaching people about the animals we share a planet with.

he knew the risks. he knew the dangers. but he did what he loved. but that doesn't mean he wanted to die doing what he loved.

i think people say that just to ease their own minds. to me, it just sounds ignorant.

It may sound ignorant, but he lived by the sword so I'm sure he knew he'd die by it someday. When you're born and destined to do a certain thing, you can't control it's destiny even if your very passion will end in your demise. It's just the hand life deals certain people sometimes

 

[goddess_nemesis]

It may sound ignorant, but he lived by the sword so I'm sure he knew he'd die by it someday. When you're born and destined to do a certain thing, you can't control it's destiny even if your very passion will end in your demise. It's just the hand life deals certain people sometimes

it's one thing to know that he might get killed doing what he loved, but it's entirely another thing to say that's how he would have wanted to go.

 

[kis123]

it's one thing to know that he might get killed doing what he loved, but it's entirely another thing to say that's how he would have wanted to go.

Although I see your point, I can also understand how some think these points are one in the same. He died doing what he loved-personally I don't see how a man with his drive and passion could expect to go any other way.

 

[TicklishGrl4Lfe]

it's one thing to know that he might get killed doing what he loved, but it's entirely another thing to say that's how he would have wanted to go.

""Our whole passion to be on this planet is to educate people about wildlife," he said in 1998. "I will die doing that. I have a gift."

well, there you go. he predicted how he would die. Doing what he loved.

 

[kis123]

""Our whole passion to be on this planet is to educate people about wildlife," he said in 1998. "I will die doing that. I have a gift."

well, there you go. he predicted how he would die. Doing what he loved.

Thank you tg4life-I wouldn't have done it his way, but if I saw this from his eyes and viewpoint, there was no other way for him to go. I have something else on my mind, but continue to not "go there" because some would not see the analogy. So I'll just let it go here.

 

[TicklishGrl4Lfe]

Thank you tg4life-I wouldn't have done it his way, but if I saw this from his eyes and viewpoint, there was no other way for him to go. I have something else on my mind, but continue to not "go there" because some would not see the analogy. So I'll just let it go here.

You are welcome.

 

[ticklkitten]

In a recent newspaper article Steve was quoted saying that if he were to ever die in the line of his work that "the ocean would do it". Steve was quick minded and physically very fast on land but the ocean posed a new challange to him. His words... not mine.

I was very sad hearing about his death. These days in society you hear about the death of someone famous... and these people are generally so wrapped up in drama and scandal. Steve Irwin pledged his life to something so pure and unscathed. He loved animals. He wanted to bring the message to everyone in the world of why they were important to us. Yes, he had a wife and family but this was part of his message to them as well. He had pledged his life to bringing the message of nature to those who might never see it otherwise.

To me, it was so much more touching to hear of the death of someone so pure of soul. I am very saddened by the loss of someone so committed to so pure of an act. But his message still rings in the hearts of the public. And there... he still lives.

 

[Mimi]

This actually made me drop a tear or two....





Mimi

 

[chicago]

I feel bad for his family, but I have to say it's not really a big shocker that Steve Irwin died wrestling some kind of deadly animal.

If anything he was asking for it. I mean, how many snakes and alligators has he pissed off over the years?

He cheated death a hundred years, it finally caught up with him.

I'm not saying he deserved it. I wouldn't wish death on a person, but I'm not gonna cry. I thought it was pretty hilarious actually.

Oh, and as a friend of mine wrote in his blog, why do people say "he died doing what he loved?"

How many people love being stabbed by stingrays while drowning in the ocean?

 

[isabeau]

hmm a stingray isn't really considered a deadly animal...but for anyone to find his tragic death hilarious is so wrong on many reasons...no one except pedophiles who molest and kill children is deserving of any type of death...

 

[chicago]

hmm a stingray isn't really considered a deadly animal...but for anyone to find his tragic death hilarious is so wrong on many reasons...no one except pedophiles who molest and kill children is deserving of any type of death...

A pencil isn't really considered a lethal weapon either...


Unless of course it's been stabbed through your heart.

All I'm saying is, you poke crocodiles in the eye for a living, come on, you're not really gonna get away with it sooner or later. Who messes with deadly animals when they have a family anyway?

 

[isabeau]

A pencil isn't really considered a lethal weapon either...


Unless of course it's been stabbed through your heart.

true...and water isn't really considered a deadly weapon, unless you breathe it in wrong...but still...surely you didn't laugh when you heard of his death. he lived dangerously..sure i will concede that point..but he respected animals.. and i found his death truly sad...

 

[kis123]

All I'm saying is, you poke crocodiles in the eye for a living, come on, you're not really gonna get away with it sooner or later. Who messes with deadly animals when they have a family anyway?

Steve Irwin wasn't the first to handle deadly animals and he won't be the last. There have been snake and crocodile handlers many years before Steve Irwin ever existed.

Evel knievel along with his son, Dale Erhart (sp) who got killed a few years ago in a NASCAR accident along with his son. Now they don't handle deadly animals but they do deadly things everyday and have families at home.

Give it a few years and I bet his daughter picks up where he left off. That kind of stuff in born in a person.

I'm with you and think it's all crazy! I don't agree with any of it, but when it's in you, it's in you and it's bound to come out somewhere.

 

[chicago]

true...and water isn't really considered a deadly weapon, unless you breathe it in wrong...but still...surely you didn't laugh when you heard of his death. he lived dangerously..sure i will concede that point..but he respected animals.. and i found his death truly sad...

If slapping snakes just to show people he can jump out of the way in time is respecting, then ok.

 

[FlockOfSeagulls]

I feel bad for his family, but I have to say it's not really a big shocker that Steve Irwin died wrestling some kind of deadly animal.

If anything he was asking for it. I mean, how many snakes and alligators has he pissed off over the years?

He cheated death a hundred years, it finally caught up with him.

I'm not saying he deserved it. I wouldn't wish death on a person, but I'm not gonna cry. I thought it was pretty hilarious actually.

Oh, and as a friend of mine wrote in his blog, why do people say "he died doing what he loved?"

How many people love being stabbed by stingrays while drowning in the ocean?

I gotta side with Isabeau....surely you didn`t laugh when you heard that he died. I truly hope that isn`t the case.

 

[chicago]

I gotta side with Isabeau....surely you didn`t laugh when you heard that he died. I truly hope that isn`t the case.

I was amused. I talked with my friends about it. Made fun of the stupid things we'd seen him do on tv. Made fun of people that got all teary-eyed.

And laughed.

Like I said, I feel bad for the family, but it's not exactly a tragedy to me.

 

[method11236]

stingray.

 

[huskys]

As an Australian I'm more than proud of the type of Ambassador he was for our country.
He was the true modern "Crocodile Dundee".
His popularity outside of our own country (especially in the United States) is testimony to that.
Yes, he had his detractors, but don't we all. Even here some people 'loved to hate him'.
The fact is, he committed his life to following his wildlife passion and truely loved ALL animals.
His 'Australia Zoo' is another testimont to his love of all wildlife, and is a great place for adults and kids alike to experience these wonderful creatures.
So thank you to those who managed those very kind words. And to those who can't, well, belittle him if you must.
But he was someone I would have been proud to call "MATE".

 

[Hapless Ticklee]

Oh, and on the Baby Bob/croc incident. Bob was safer there then most kids are when their parents are feeding Fido. How many times have you heard about someone who owned a pit bull or a rotweiler who up until that day had been a sweet, loving dog, that suddenly turned around and ripped out their throat? Steve Irwin knew what he was doing and the danger, Bob was in good hands. John Q. Dogowner does not when holding a child in one arm and feeding Rover with the other.

Errrr.... yes, I see. Regardless of what good hands Bob was in, there seem to be a few rather obvious points you are failing to take into account.

While I would question the wisdom of keeping a Pit Bull Terrier or Rottweiler as a pet in the vicinity of a 1 month old in the first place, I think you'll find even their volatile teperaments pale into insignificance alongside that of a crocodile.

There are reasons why the crocodile never really caught on as a household pet, even among those given to keeping ferocious dogs - the principal of these reasons being crocodiles invariably display an alarming tendency to attempt kill and eat those in close proximity to them.

Whilst I understand you regard the late Mr. Irwin as being above and beyond criticism of any kind, I fear that until you provide valid experimental data that a 13 foot long crocodile is less/equally likely to attack humans than a pet Pit Bull Terrier or Rottweiler... well, the reconciliation of the words "safe" and "baby" with "Bloody great big crocodile" is likely to be something that occurs only within your own mind.