I have said for years that something like this was eventually going to happen to him. Everytime I'd see him on TV, I would almost always verbally comment that one day he would meet his demise because of his antics. Looks as if I was right.
2006-09-05 01:14:25 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I agree, but no more than other press their luck with race car driving, sky diving, diving with sharks... people are crazy!! But most people are crazy because they are passionate about what they love. I think he died doing what he loved.
2006-09-05 01:16:59 · answer #1 · answered by BostonSportsFan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yep, everytime I used to say that as well. Wild animals don't like being handled, we all know that. Steve Irwin probably knew that as well and he still did things, which I believe, are just to get more viewers to watch his show.
It's a sad loss, but I wish he had turned towards the more traditional style of presentation like David Attenborough, now that he had enough fame and audience.
2006-09-05 11:12:13 · answer #2 · answered by Elephas Maximus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man, he used to press his luck- but he always had his guard up and attention focused.It was when he let his guard down with the not so usually dangerous stingray that he got it.A lesson to be learned for all of us in life.Thank you Steve Irwin,wherever you are, you gave me a lot of pleasant moments on the televison and when visiting your zoo.
2006-09-05 09:01:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I read the week before his death that he was filming along the great barrier reef, and my first thought was now he is going to try to wrestle a great white, and die from that vs a crocodile, or snake. I was stunned when it turned out to be a stingray that did him in. I think that if you tap dance on a land mine while gargling shoeshine long enough, your luck will eventually run out.
2006-09-09 10:18:22 · answer #4 · answered by Robster01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was pressing his luck. Even if he knew what he was doing. Its still pressing his luck. Although I guess he has to do it because how people got to know him. By being a adventurer.
Its sort of work hazzard for him like a journalist covering a war, or disaster. They know survival skills, got oriented and trained to what they do? But the danger is still there.
2006-09-05 08:25:27 · answer #5 · answered by eternalvoid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I was just saying to someone that I am sure many conversations with his wife ended with her saying, " Go ahead, Steve. But you know one of these days you're gonna get killed!"
I am deeply saddened by his death. I think he changed the way nature education was presented in the media. What a guy!
2006-09-06 02:20:24 · answer #6 · answered by Melody 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he certainly did push his luck but I don't think he would've wanted it any other way. He knew that he lived a high risk lifestyle. I always wondered the same thing, and always thought it would be a crocodile that would get him. I know he would've wanted to die doing what he loved most.
2006-09-05 08:22:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was dynamic and always on the move. Too bad he met his maker this way. What a rare mishap. Stung in the heart by a Stingray? It was definitely his day to go. G'by Mate. Crocky!!
2006-09-05 08:21:58 · answer #8 · answered by FrogDog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was definitely pushing his luck..but he was also doing something he loved to do..which is something not everyone is able to do with their lives...we also think he was pushing he luck a lot more than he may have been...we are unable to see anyone off camera..id guess they had several people with guns or other types of weapons just in case something went terrible wrong...he died in such a freak way that its scary..you would think if something were to happen it would have happen when he was going up against a crocodile or another big creature..not swimming above a stingray...its just a freak accident and i give him a lot of credit for doing what he did in life, which was something he loved
2006-09-05 08:21:32 · answer #9 · answered by Michael D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do . . . I mean, he could tell that the crocs and stuff he always got close to were angry and he still didn't get out of their way . . . something like this was inevitable. Natural selection at work.
2006-09-05 10:47:01 · answer #10 · answered by Isis-sama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is that the crocodile hunter guy? I think he got stabbed in the heart by an ostriche or something like that!
2006-09-11 14:21:08 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋