Steve Irwin the Crocodile Hunter is Dead?

[BigGrim]

I still say it was inevitable. .

Regardless of how many people do a dangerous thing, when one person does dangerous things continuously, that person is massively increasing the chances if an 'accident' happening to him.

I suspect he was probably grabbing or holding the stingray when he was stung. No matter how much an animal lover/conservationist he was, I never got the impression that he truly respected the danger he put himself in. He may have said he did, but he never acted like it.

I've heard that used as a criticism of Steve Irwin, but that's part of what made his impact so great. I remember way back when the only animals shows were really his and Jack Hannah, with the latter being far less entertaining to me. Steve Irwin put the showmanship into his show by putting himself at risk to demonstrate the defensive mechanisms of animals. I don't think he went around doing it for the heck of it just to make them mad. Heck, he died while filming a show. The whole point about putting himself in danger was for entertainment value and it paid off in spades for him simply because of all the attention he got for himself...and subsequently for the nature that he loved. Considering that money went into conservation and it also allowed for increased awareness and appreciation of nature, Steve Irwin's "antics" have done a lot for us to respect and remember him by.

Thanks for caring, Steve.