Steve Irwin-1 Year Tribute
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Now dudes, I don't want to really offend any of yous, So don't bag me.
He wasn't that great, I mean.. Me and my dad used to sit and watch him play with snakes and we thought he was crazy. I reckon that he was quite stupid actually. He provoked snakes for no reason. He got spat in the eyes from cobras because he decided to pick it up by the tail. Any one with 2 braincells would realize that a snake or a crock which is thrashing around trying to get away wants to get away, and should be able to do so.
But i agree with him about the animal cruelty and so forth. I remember him doing one of his shows in India and they were selling cobras with no teeth, That is utterly cruel.
He wasn't that great, I mean.. Me and my dad used to sit and watch him play with snakes and we thought he was crazy. I reckon that he was quite stupid actually. He provoked snakes for no reason. He got spat in the eyes from cobras because he decided to pick it up by the tail. Any one with 2 braincells would realize that a snake or a crock which is thrashing around trying to get away wants to get away, and should be able to do so.
But i agree with him about the animal cruelty and so forth. I remember him doing one of his shows in India and they were selling cobras with no teeth, That is utterly cruel.
Well, he was a great man in many people's heart.
What he did may not be all sensible to some, but it's an inspiration to many others; Especially the younger generation who grew up watching his show. and eventually taking up the responsible of caring more for the nature and the animal kingdom.
He will always be alive in our heart and luckily we will still be able to watch his documentaries again and again... Cheers Mate!
What he did may not be all sensible to some, but it's an inspiration to many others; Especially the younger generation who grew up watching his show. and eventually taking up the responsible of caring more for the nature and the animal kingdom.
He will always be alive in our heart and luckily we will still be able to watch his documentaries again and again... Cheers Mate!
Pixy Blood;1106277; said:
You obviously know anything of what he did outside " the croc hunter" and his antics on the show, "conservation through exciting education" has helped thousands maybe millions on educating people on two of the most hated animals on the planet and inspired many to do the same kind of work with him. As for the "animal cruelty" aspect he has done more for these creatures than you could even imagine, pissing off one individual specimen for a short amount of time doesn't even come under "cruelty", he's not dealing with little ponies that sit still and let him pet them. But if you want to see a real prat, look up Austin Stevens. I think before people start posting things like this in a memorial and tribute thread then they better start looking at all the things he's accomplished and if you know anything about reptiles and understand how "cruel" his methods really were.
He was the one person in the world I really wanted to meet.
I was hoping to go on vacation to the Austrailian Zoo and meet him this past summer.... now that will never happen.
He was my favorite reptile guy, and really got me turned onto herp-keeping. He will be greatly missed. Nobody could wrangle a croc like he could. We can only hope that his children keep his legend alive as they grow older.
I was hoping to go on vacation to the Austrailian Zoo and meet him this past summer.... now that will never happen.
He was my favorite reptile guy, and really got me turned onto herp-keeping. He will be greatly missed. Nobody could wrangle a croc like he could. We can only hope that his children keep his legend alive as they grow older.
Hmm...These are my personal feelings on Steve Irwin;
a. I think he was a good guy, he was trying to get a across a lot of good messeges to the general public and got many people interested in the sorts of wildlife he handled and his type of carear.
b. On the other hand though, although i sorta enjoyed watching his programs, i personally didn't always like the way he handled the animals that much. I just kinda got the feeling that he was always trying to get the wild animals to do stuff to Wow the audience. Sometimes it was obvious that the wild animals just wanted to be left alone in peace and allowed to do their own thing.
c. I didn't really view his documentories as wildlife documentories because there wasn't a great emphasis on just studying the animals doing their own thing because they were on their own oblivious to the people filming them, rather instead the animals were doing stuff because he was grabbing their tails and pulling their mouths open to inspect their teeth etc.
I always felt that the shows were about him and what he did in his day to day life with all the animals more than anything else.
Anyways...I have nothing against him, although i think we all kinda knew that if he was ever going to die before his time, it was going to be because of some wild dangerous animal.
I admire him though a lot for the good messeges he was trying to get across to the public.
But personally if i had to choose between Steve Irwin and David Attenborough as my fav wildlife documentory/diary guy it would definately be David, as i just prefer his sort of wildlife documentories as i think people appreiciate and pay more attention to the animals rather than concentrating on Steve on the edge of our seats in suspence wondering if that croc he's wresting is gonna get a hold on him with its mouth etc.
R.I.P Steve...You will continue to be missed by many, even if i was never your greatest fan, i do admit i miss your upbeat australian enthusiasm and the good work you did.
a. I think he was a good guy, he was trying to get a across a lot of good messeges to the general public and got many people interested in the sorts of wildlife he handled and his type of carear.
b. On the other hand though, although i sorta enjoyed watching his programs, i personally didn't always like the way he handled the animals that much. I just kinda got the feeling that he was always trying to get the wild animals to do stuff to Wow the audience. Sometimes it was obvious that the wild animals just wanted to be left alone in peace and allowed to do their own thing.
c. I didn't really view his documentories as wildlife documentories because there wasn't a great emphasis on just studying the animals doing their own thing because they were on their own oblivious to the people filming them, rather instead the animals were doing stuff because he was grabbing their tails and pulling their mouths open to inspect their teeth etc.
I always felt that the shows were about him and what he did in his day to day life with all the animals more than anything else.
Anyways...I have nothing against him, although i think we all kinda knew that if he was ever going to die before his time, it was going to be because of some wild dangerous animal.
I admire him though a lot for the good messeges he was trying to get across to the public.
But personally if i had to choose between Steve Irwin and David Attenborough as my fav wildlife documentory/diary guy it would definately be David, as i just prefer his sort of wildlife documentories as i think people appreiciate and pay more attention to the animals rather than concentrating on Steve on the edge of our seats in suspence wondering if that croc he's wresting is gonna get a hold on him with its mouth etc.
R.I.P Steve...You will continue to be missed by many, even if i was never your greatest fan, i do admit i miss your upbeat australian enthusiasm and the good work you did.
