Steve Irwin Death Video

Jealous of the notoriety received by a fellow stingray who harpooned and delivered swift death to The Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin , an acrobatic counterpart followed suit in the Florida Keys today when it leapt out of the ocean into a boat, stabbing a woman in the neck with it’s barb. The resulting collision knocked her to the deck where she perished. Son of a bitch. You go all the way out in the middle of the ocean to get some well-deserved peace and relaxation, only to have the Michael Jordan of stingrays fly out of the murky depths and stab you in the ... Read Full Story

Jealous of the notoriety received by a fellow stingray who harpooned and delivered swift death to The Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin , an acrobatic counterpart followed suit in the Florida Keys today when it leapt out of the ocean into a boat, stabbing a woman in the neck with it’s barb. The resulting collision knocked her to the deck where she perished. Son of a bitch. You go all the way out in the middle of the ocean to get some well-deserved peace and relaxation, only to have the Michael Jordan of stingrays fly out of the murky depths and stab you in the ... Read Full Story

I was indeed very saddened to hear of Steve Irwin’s death..and what bad luck was that..to be stung ..in the heart no less..by a Stingray on a diving expedition for a documentary. Life need not imitate fiction with stories like this one. From the Associated Press: CAIRNS, Australia - Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the “Crocodile Hunter,” was killed Monday by a stingray while filming an underwater documentary on the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44. Irwin was killed by a stingray barb to the heart on Batt Reef, off the remote resort town of Port Douglas ... Read Full Story

Sunday Herald Sun is reporting that Bob Irwin (father of Steve Irwin) is no longer affiliated with the Australian Zoo. Bob thanks zoo staff, Animal Hospital workers, Wildlife Warriors and "all of Steve's friends out there" -- but there was no mention of Terri, Steve’s widow, who has growing control of Steve's empire, and is the mother of his grandchildren Bindi and Bob. There have been rumors circulating of a rift in the Irwin family for months -- including disagreements on treatment of staff and the commercial direction of the Australian Zoo. Read Full Story

--- I found this photo on Flickr, with the following description: --- "These poor fish are today getting lots of bad press. The unfortunate death of "croc hunter", Steve Irwin, has sparked such a media frenzied hysteria that i felt i needed to just add something here. First, afer doing some googling i found out that in recorded history worldwide there have been 18 deaths that happened as a result of human/stingray contact. I didn't use the word attack beacuse the word "attack" means to initiate aggresion towards someone or something. Unlike many other animals, stingrays never attack EVER. I wish someone would explain ... Read Full Story