Damn, my mom is gonna freak when she hears this. She loves him and his shows, so I know this will be hard for her to hear. Thank goodness she's asleep right, and will probably wake up to hear it on the morning news instead of me having to tell her this.

As for myself, I never really watched him that much, but he seemed alright. He was definitely a great personality, and he seemed to do some good work with animals. I know he had a family too, so this must really suck for them. I give my condolences to them, and may Steve Irwin rest in peace.

No freaking way. I wasn't a huge fan, but... wow... This is absolutely shocking and surreal. I feel so bad for his family. He was a good guy. I think he really did care about animals and did a lot of good work with them.

RIP, Croc Hunter. :(

I'm still kind of shocked, but I guess it was bound to happen with all the crazy stuff he would do.

RIP Crocodile Hunter ~

I see, just read the news right now. It's really a sad news for us all. I think they will make a big tribute to him on the discovery channel now. I really hope for the best for his family now... RIP Croc Hunter RIP..

Well, if there's a heaven, I'm sure he's there. What's more, I'd bet he's laying the smack down on one Hell of a croc. He was a good guy, and that's all that matters in the end.

it really is such a same. His zoo is perhaps the nicest one I've ever been too in regard to how they treat the animals and also the level of interaction they allow between the visitors and the animals. I really hope it is able to withstand his death.

Man, I just heard a few minutes ago, and I'm in shock. It's a little funny, I shouldn't be as surprised considering his line of work, but I still am. I guess its just after all he did, you no longer consider the man mortal.

RIP

- WraithTwo -

This is almost surreal. It's so surprising, yet not surprising at all. Weird.

Rest in Peace, Steve Irwin. Like the others have said, of all the stuff he's been through, you would think that he would be well prepared and cautious. But on the other side, he's living on the edge. Very daring and he's just asking to get hurt. He was very appealing to the world in the things that he did. It is certain, that we will all miss him and his shows. There's no other person like him. He is unique in his own way.

This is him and his wife, Terri at the Australia Zoo.
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Althought the guy made horrible commercials, he obvious didn't deserve to die. RIP.

Good christ, why do they always let the basement reporters do the job.

Rab IMd me out of the blue to tell me this. He said "Steve Irwin's been killed by a Stingray. Stabbed through the heart."

All I could do was reply "AND YOU'RE TOO LATE. YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME."

RIP - Steve Irwin

I dunno, given his work, this was more than enevitable.

I just saw this news bit on wikipedia. Holy shit. Like seriously, holy shit. He was my Australian idol :( Besides the whole baby dangling croc eating incident and such.

Jeff Corwin, be careful!

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Jack Hannah sucks, RIP Steve.

Jesus Christ. This is certainly something to wake up in the middle of the night to see. :(

Guess this leaves Jeff Corwin to be the "insane animal guy" now. bleh.

It was hard to believe at first but it really sucks. He was a great guy. He died doing what he did best.
RIP.

An Ode to Steve:

It was crocs that you hunted, and other blokes too.
With every daring encounter, your loving audience grew.
We watched in awe and horror, as you confronted deadly snakes
We held our collective breaths, as you swam in croc infested lakes.
You taught us all about nature, the importance of respect and care.
Whether you were brave or perhaps just crazy, you did what we wouldn't dare.
With everything you did, you might have bit the dust many times through.
And in many eyes you became immortal: the fearless and untouchable hunter were you.
You snared sharptoothed mammals, and grabbed frenzied sharks,
But most importantly of all, you touched all of our hearts.

You'll be missed a lot and thought about as the future unravels
We'll laugh with sentimental happiness as we watch again your travels

What happened was a tragedy, which no one could plan or foresee
But one thing is certain: You are immortal, living forever in memory.

by Matt Tyne

Double Post:
will miss ya man..RIP

Man, this news does suck. RIP :(

Half of me is thinking "You knew it would happen sooner or later". The other half of me is "omg I can't believe he's dead. ._."

RIP Steve Irwin.

wow, as others said this was totally out of left field.

I suspect we shall learn much more about Stingrays now that he was killed by one.

R.I.P. Steve.

Whoa. Just found this out starting the internet and in one corner it say, "Crocodile Hunter," Steve Irwin Dies.

It's quite a shock to me, actually. Even though I know what he did, it's just kind of strange. And at 44 years old.

I never did watch his shows, but I find it strange that the last time I did see him on tv.(on Extra or something like that) was when he was with his baby and the crocodile...that was some time ago.

RIP

In Xenosaga Episode 3 E.S. Asher has a weapon called Stingray which stabs through the enemy mech's chest.

CRIKEY! It sure was surprising when I first heard. I am pretty sure his death wouldn't have been an accident, he was probably poking and teasing the animal, just like he always does. Sure he didn't deserve it, but I can't say I'm sad. He was an idiot. Did you know not only did he take his months old child into the crocodile pen with him, but he also let his 8 year old daughter beat-up his 2 year old son.

Damn, that sucks big time.
Too many good aussies dieing!