The sudden death of Steve Irwin (44), the Australian television environmentalist, came as a shock to me. The newspaper carried the sad news of the ‘iconic’ environmentalist being killed in a freak stingray attack. To me, Irwin was more than just a crocodile hunter. Watching his daring shows on the Discovery channel was a treat to the eyes as the ease and intrepidity with which he handled the reptiles and hunted them was awesome. He was ‘the man’ to watch on the show. I remember watching one of his shows in which he was paddling through muddy and dangerous waters of the Amazon in search of don’t-know-what creatures. He ended up catching a deadly venomous snake with an elegant though rusty fashion, much to the surprise of the reptile!
His attachment to the world of crocodiles was immense. His fearless approach to the animal kingdom won him praises and to me he was a super-human.
But, this however provoked international outrage when he involved his infant son in one of his death-defying antics. In early 2004, he fed a 4 metre crocodile with one hand while clutching his baby son Bob in the other during a show at his Australian Zoo reptile park.
May his soul rest in peace.
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