Wow... I grew up with Steve man! I thought he was the coolest guy, handling Crocs and Cobras and such, I wanted to be just like him! I even wrestled Garden Snakes down in my lawn when I was like eight, but now hes gone.
I always knew he'd somehow kill himself, maybe by a Black Mamba or a cobra or something, but a stingray?! Never saw it comin'.
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It just doesn't seem real. He's been bitten,slashed,etc,and yet he gets killed by a ray. He was making a documentary to help people be LESS afraid of sting rays...I don't think it worked.
I've touched a sting ray before and they really are amazing creatures. Of course when I touched them their stingers had been removed but that's beside the point. Neither is at fault. Steve wanted to show the world his Love for creatures of all kind but the sting ray just didn't know that Steve would never hurt him.
I have been watching Steve Irwin for a few years now, on his shows and appearences he does on chat shows, and the man is just great, full of passion for what he does, and enthusiasm not matched by anyone else on this planet, he was an inspiration to us all, in the way that he did what he loved, and lived in no fear of going to the extremes to bring his passion for animals to life, and let's not forget he did all of these daredevil things for us, the fans, the people he wanted to educate about animals, he was really down to earth, full of life and just a pleasure to watch, you could tell from his interviews that he didn't have a bad bone in his body, and I just feel shocked and upset that he has been taken away by such a freak accident, it just goes to show that life isn't fair at all, and the good guys get taken away from the earth, and the scumbags are allowed to live on, it's horrible to know that he's gone and we'll never see him again......
R.I.P Steve, thanks for the memories, i'll never forget you!!!