"The Crocodile Hunter" no more...

[Newby]

Steve Irwin dead.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20349534-952,00.html

Stung by a sting ray.

THE Crocodile Man, Steve Irwin, is dead.

He was killed in a freak accident in Cairns, police sources said.

It is understood he was killed by a sting-ray barb that went through his chest.

He was swimming off the Low Isles at Port Douglas filming an underwater documentary and that's when it occured.

Ambulance officers confirmed they attended a reef fatality this morning at Batt Reef off Port Douglas.

It is understood Mr Irwin was killed around midday,  Eastern Australian time.

It is understood he was killed instantly.

A source said Mr Irwin was already dead when his body was brought onto the Isle.

A source said Mr Irwin's body was being airlifted to Cairns Hospital in North Queensland for formal identification.

[AntiVirus]

That was a weird article.. Although I don't really like him, it is still sad.

[deadly7]

Crikey, mates.  RIP

[iago]

(11:54:17 PM) Ron: I mean, if he was killed by a snake or a crocodile or something, I could understand...... but a stingray?
(11:54:43 PM) Sean Habing: lol no shit
(11:55:55 PM) Sean Habing: like come on.  they should feed him to a snake now
(11:56:04 PM) Ron: Hahaha
(11:56:17 PM) Sean Habing: gota make up for the lost irony

[Ergot]

The world is doomed! Who's going to hunt the crocodiles with their bare hands now?!

[CrAz3D]

That sucks...

Kinda like that Timothy Treadwell dude (the grizzly man that was eaten by bears)...except not crocs, pfft.

That dude was nuts, seemed nice. 

[iago]

The crocodile hunter should have been killed by a croc, would have been ironic and appropriate at the same time... but a STINGRAY!?  Bah!

[Newby]

CNN Article!

[dark_drake]

This saddens me.

[Armin]

 

[Joe]

Metal is about to go give that stingray a taste of its own medicine.

[Hitmen]

The world is now a slightly better place to live. If I never hear his voice again I will be eternally greatful.

[ZeroX]

Who knew a sting ray would be the death of him. 

[rabbit]

The stingray.  That thing and I have been plotting this for years.

[d&q]

It wasn't the actual sting that killed him, 'twas the piercing of the heart.

[leet_muffin]

Everyone should post reasons why they are better than Steve Irwin.

I'll go first: When I see a rattlesnake in my backyard, I don't play with it, I fucking shoot it.

[CrAz3D]

I crushed a rattle snake that came into our campsite.

The liberals whined, I laughed & had fun...I wish I had cut off the tail.  Good souvenir plus that would've made the lefties FLIP

[rabbit]

Why would it piss off liberals?  Only weird liberals give a shit about people killing venomous creatures intent on killing.

[CrAz3D]

Why would it piss off liberals?  Only weird liberals give a shit about people killing venomous creatures intent on killing.

-It was here first
-It isnt bothering us, if anything we're bothering it
-This is its natural habitat, we're invading it
-etc...



My thing was
-REAL NATURE: survival of the fittest

That means
Me & rocks:1       Snake:0 (& crushed under rocks only to be placed on a fireplace later)

[iago]

Why would it piss off liberals?  Only weird liberals give a shit about people killing venomous creatures intent on killing.

I doubt the rattlesnake was intent on killing

[CrAz3D]

Why would it piss off liberals?  Only weird liberals give a shit about people killing venomous creatures intent on killing.

I doubt the rattlesnake was intent on killing

It wasnt

But i didnt plan on letting it slither around our campsite that night

[iago]

Why would it piss off liberals?  Only weird liberals give a shit about people killing venomous creatures intent on killing.

I doubt the rattlesnake was intent on killing

It wasnt

But i didnt plan on letting it slither around our campsite that night

That's fine, I just wanted to correct rabbit's defense of it. 

[rabbit]

Still, it's an easily provoked creature which could easily kill a human..

[iago]

Still, it's an easily provoked creature which could easily kill a human..

I actually don't know if either part of that is true, since I don't live near them, so I won't comment on it. 

However, I still stand by my point: its intention isn't to kill, its intention is to survive.  So there.

[CrAz3D]

Still, it's an easily provoked creature which could easily kill a human..

I actually don't know if either part of that is true, since I don't live near them, so I won't comment on it. 

However, I still stand by my point: its intention isn't to kill, its intention is to survive.  So there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotalus_atrox
Thats what we have.

they are one of the more aggressive species found in North America because they rarely back away from confrontation.

Yeah, no, I dont want to sleep with that around.
It was surprising, however, that it never fully coiled up into its striking position...OH WELL, I didnt want to wait around for it to.

[leet_muffin]

Still, it's an easily provoked creature which could easily kill a human..

I actually don't know if either part of that is true, since I don't live near them, so I won't comment on it. 

However, I still stand by my point: its intention isn't to kill, its intention is to survive.  So there.

We found 7 within two weeks. If their intent was other than to kill, why would they be moving towards me?

[AntiVirus]

Still, it's an easily provoked creature which could easily kill a human..

All creatures are easily provoked.  Rattlesnakes aren't actually all that agressive.  They use their rattle to warn things off before they are *forced* to attack.  They would rather not be bothered then fight.  If you leave it alone, it will leave you alone. But if that doesn't work, just kill it or use the shirt trick to catch it and release it somewhere farther away.

[CrAz3D]

Still, it's an easily provoked creature which could easily kill a human..

All creatures are easily provoked.  Rattlesnakes aren't actually all that agressive.  They use their rattle to warn things off before they are *forced* to attack.  They would rather not be bothered then fight.  If you leave it alone, it will leave you alone. But if that doesn't work, just kill it or use the shirt trick to catch it and release it somewhere farther away.

lies.

Not all creatures are easily provoked.  Walk up to a bird & try to pet it...the thing will take off.  Do the same to a diamond back, I bet you die.

And for capturing a rattle snake with a shirt, WTF!?  Unless you're a trained snake wrangler I wouldn't ever try to catch a rattle in something, especially a shirt...way too thin.

[AntiVirus]

First, don't be silly, Crazed. 

tr.v. pro·voked, pro·vok·ing, pro·vokes

   1. To incite to anger or resentment.
   2. To stir to action or feeling.
   3. To give rise to; evoke: provoke laughter.
   4. To bring about deliberately; induce: provoke a fight.

You provoked the bird by being there causing it to "stir to action" and take flight.

Secondly, you obviously don't know the shirt trick.  You put the shirt over the head of the snake and use something else, (besides your hand) like a stick, to pick it up and move it.  Don't you ever watch Animal Planet?  And no, I wouldn't recommend doing that, but it is an option.  There are other ways.  Put the shirt over the snakes head and force it into a thick enough sack and carry it off.  There are plenty of tricks and ways that you can use to move the snake without having to kill it.

[CrAz3D]

I was thinking we were using provoked like...provoked the animal into attacking.

Infact, thats how they're using provoked on Good Morning America re: Steve's death

[leet_muffin]

My personal favorite is still shooting it ~20+ times in the face.

[AntiVirus]

I was thinking we were using provoked like...provoked the animal into attacking.

Infact, thats how they're using provoked on Good Morning America re: Steve's death

I'll be sure to consult the Good Morning America people before I consult the dictionary.  My bad!

My personal favorite is still shooting it ~20+ times in the face.

Lmao, yeah.  That's a little more exciting. ^^

[rabbit]

I was thinking we were using provoked like...provoked the animal into attacking.

Infact, thats how they're using provoked on Good Morning America re: Steve's death

I'll be sure to consult the Good Morning America people before I consult the dictionary.  My bad!

Well that's how I was using the word :X

[iago]

I was thinking we were using provoked like...provoked the animal into attacking.

Infact, thats how they're using provoked on Good Morning America re: Steve's death

I'll be sure to consult the Good Morning America people before I consult the dictionary.  My bad!

Lol!

[CrAz3D]

I was thinking we were using provoked like...provoked the animal into attacking.

Infact, thats how they're using provoked on Good Morning America re: Steve's death

I'll be sure to consult the Good Morning America people before I consult the dictionary.  My bad!

To incite to anger or resentment.

Thats still a definition of provoke, and thats how it was used on GMA & how I believe rabbit used it originally.

[Sidoh]

Rofl.  Someone started a similar topic on the forums run by my old WoW guild, I said how I thought it was funny and started a riot

[AntiVirus]

I was thinking we were using provoked like...provoked the animal into attacking.

Infact, thats how they're using provoked on Good Morning America re: Steve's death

I'll be sure to consult the Good Morning America people before I consult the dictionary.  My bad!

To incite to anger or resentment.

Thats still a definition of provoke, and thats how it was used on GMA & how I believe rabbit used it originally.

That's nice, but that's not the only meaning to that word.

[CrAz3D]

I was thinking we were using provoked like...provoked the animal into attacking.

Infact, thats how they're using provoked on Good Morning America re: Steve's death

I'll be sure to consult the Good Morning America people before I consult the dictionary.  My bad!

To incite to anger or resentment.

Thats still a definition of provoke, and thats how it was used on GMA & how I believe rabbit used it originally.

That's nice, but that's not the only meaning to that word.

But thats what it meant in context.

[AntiVirus]

That's what was implied, yes.  But as you know, sarcasm and other implied components are a little harder to decipher.  So, when I used the word provoked, I used the whole defintion.  I changed the context of the word when I used it.  Instead of using part of the definition, I used the whole thing.  I think that Rabbit's way of using it was the same as mine as well, but I could be wrong.

Either way, all animals are easily provoked.