2006-09-12 13:40:49 · 16 answers · asked by aristotle 1 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
Yes, now I am afraid of stingrays.
2006-09-12 15:43:16 · update #1
Yes kind've.. When JAWS was released there was a huge paranoia that sharks could attack you whilst you were swimming..
I mean what are the chances of being a celeb, like Steve was to Australia, and being attacked by a stingray..
Like the first person said it was only the 3rd person to die from that kind of attack!!
& what worries me more, is police spokesman said that Steve did not harrass or agitate the stingray,!!
We do have a lot of stingrays on the outter edges of australia...
I live in South Australia, And there are a LOT of stingrays, There are a lot of stingrays!!
2006-09-12 13:47:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always been a little bit cautious around them. And dirtmerchant, no, he was only the 3rd person ever killed by a stingray in Australian waters. The overall toll of people ever being killed by a stingray is 17.
2006-09-12 20:48:58 · answer #2 · answered by Oneofthesedays 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I don’t understand is why so many are surprised that it was a sting ray that finished Steve Irwin off as opposed to a croc. If anything I think that a sting ray is exactly the type animal that would. Most people don’t realize it but a stingray is a “shark in ballerina shoes.” They are just as deadly but just simply use a different technique. People are so used to seeing stingrays gliding around like beautiful ballerinas in these big aquariums and on TV documentaries. They don’t realize what they’re all about. Well let me tell you of my experience many years ago while walking the beach with my cousin one afternoon. We came upon this fisherman fishing under a bridge. He had something really big on his line and as he was reeling it in we were all wondering what is was going to be because that reel looked like it was about to break in half! Also, because the fisherman was fighting so hard for control we though maybe it was a shark, but suddenly low and behold a stingray. You should have seen how that thing was constantly thrashing its barb around, and that barb was something else! It was like a sword and none of us were gonna tangle with that thing including the fisherman! It was as big as a trash can lid and kept twirling it’s body around like a ballerina. Honey, that fisherman cut that line so fast he didn’t want to end up like you know who. Moral of the story: Don’t fool with sting rays. BTW, I have utmost respect for sting rays and think they are beautiful. I think the sting ray slaughters in Australia are deplorable.
2006-09-13 19:41:57 · answer #3 · answered by J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I am more afraid of the people going around and killing the stingrays because one killed Steve Irwin.
2006-09-12 20:46:51 · answer #4 · answered by Jamie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. He was only the 3rd person ever killed by a stingray
2006-09-12 20:42:22 · answer #5 · answered by dirtmerchant_12b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sting rays are no more dangerous now just because one killed a celebrity. I feel sorry for Steve Irwin and his family but damn, enough is enough. I'm tired of all the news coverage and people talking about it 24/7
2006-09-12 21:34:19 · answer #6 · answered by cotton_candie25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, it just shows how we never know when it's are time to depart this planet. I loved Steve Irwin and how he loved animals and his great respect for all creatures and the environment. It was just a freakish thing that happened and Steve would not want us all to have this feeling of being scared but to respect.
2006-09-12 20:55:53 · answer #7 · answered by crash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not too often that I'm swimming with stingrays, so not in the upper echelon of my concerns.
2006-09-12 20:47:25 · answer #8 · answered by chemicalimbalance000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate stingrays now because the damn story has taken up so much of the news when there are more importint things to think about. but no i have no fear of them. they just float around untill directly threned then they lash out. much like democrats.
2006-09-12 20:47:25 · answer #9 · answered by pockettanx90 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well i know that i will be cautous about them if i ever get near one. but there is nothing to worry about. chances are it wont happen again............and if you get killed by a stingray iam really really really really sorry. R U scared of them???
2006-09-12 20:48:26 · answer #10 · answered by pjpilar 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋