RIP Steve Irwin
man. it sucks that the crocodile hunter was killed at work. it really does. this man was the best handler of dangerous animals i have ever seen. he could handle the spitting cobra, crocs, kimodo dragons, and everything else.....but a stingray did him in. but a stingray is deadly. its long slender tail can form a spear and stick right through you. and apparently the croc hunter was trying to ride or touch the top (a badplace to be if it gets defensive). the ray speared through steve and into is lungs and his heart. they said he was probably dead instantly. never the less, he didn't get to a hospital. as a biologist i really appreciate his "balls" to show the world the creatures in life that noone with a reasonable mind wants to go towards. how else am i going to see anything in his world. i would run at the sight of 99% of these creatures (the naturally reaction). but he'd go in, piss it off, and then grab it by the head and show it to us. balls. plus he always emphasized conservation. don't buy anything that a closely extinct animal is made in to. he always said aligator boots were wrong. and they r unless u r really hungry and kill it and eat it (and use it all afterwords, no waste). i'm sad he is dead because no one will ever have the guts he had to get around these creatures. and he was filming a clip for a kids tv show he was producing. checkhim out if u haven't....steve irwin "the crocodile hunter" if u haven't.he was tough. he is survived by a wife (often on the show) and 2 children. he worked at the australia zoo in queensland and will always be loved in australia, and the rest of the world.