Crocodile Hunter

Kind of ironic that Steve Irwin, famous for tempting fate with crocodiles and snakes, is killed by a sting ray.

Sting ray's are normally gentle and will only attack when threatened. Their barbs are poisonous, but not enough to kill a person. Steve tragically was hit with the barb in the heart and bled to death. He died within moments of pulling the barb out of his chest.

Although I was never really a fan of his shows I'd seen enough clips from commercials and news stories to see he seemed like a very jovial, friendly person.

And it's not that he was specifically a thrill seeker. He and his wife, Terri, were big animal rights activists and many of Steve's thrill seeking was to raise awareness and promote animal conservation.

"Irwin was the type of man who would walk out of a Chinese restaurant if he spotted shark fin soup on the menu. He hated the idea of a threatened species being brought to the edge of extinction because it made a tasty appetiser."

Crikey, the Crocodile Hunter will be missed.