OMG - The croc hunter is dead

jmccown · 09/04/2006, 06:29 AM

Never would I have thought a stingray would have gotten him. Read more....

http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8JU0L481.html

firefish2020 · 09/04/2006, 07:34 AM

Yeh this is not good at all. That man did more for conservation than anyone IMO. His presence will be missed.

Reef4Fun · 09/04/2006, 07:59 AM

Awwwwwwww, I am so sad. This man was so wonderful. He is one person that I would say was a gift to our world, he did so much good. I will pray for his family, this really makes me so sad.

Salty Bginners · 09/04/2006, 11:42 AM

The guy was a nutcase, sticking his head in allagators mouth and saying "I am inches from death, but this animal is Georgus." ~_~ I feel sorry for his wife and kids though.

firefish2020 · 09/04/2006, 11:50 AM

Salty-not this time, this was a great man IMO. No more of a nutcase than you or me also IMO.

Salty Bginners · 09/04/2006, 12:45 PM

I agree that what he did, educating people, conservation, and showing the gentle side of such magnificent beasts such as snakes *shudder* and crocs. It is a great loss, he brought priceless info to kids(discovery kids) and adults(discovery channel) and not only on crocs and snakes, but other animals as well. I remember an episode on Platypus, and stuff like that. It is a big loss also to Austrilla, as he brought in all kinds of money. Its just mhyh personal opinion that he was a bit...nuts...for some of the things that he did.

On a brighter note, I beleive that I am a bigger nutcase

Brock Fluharty · 09/04/2006, 07:28 PM

Reef4Fun · 09/04/2006, 07:40 PM

I know, I told my son who is in college majoring in biology, and he was really upset. He loved watching this man and respected him highly. I feel that much of my sons interest developed from the good he saw this man do. This is very sad for all of us that appreciated his work, mainly we need to think of his family.

mcox33 · 09/05/2006, 12:39 AM

Yeah My Granddaughter is very upset as are Mike and I . I really enjoyed watching his show.

Reef4Fun · 09/05/2006, 07:44 AM

Mary, your PM box is full

mcox33 · 09/05/2006, 07:50 AM

Thanks Nancy I cleaned it out. I always forget about message tracking.

joyski58 · 09/05/2006, 09:38 AM

What a huge loss to the world!! I have high hopes his family and friends will carry on his good works. From what I've seen of "Bindi," his daughter, she will follow in Daddy's footsteps and carry on ... This is just another testament to "when your number comes up, no matter what you are doing ..."

H.crispa · 09/05/2006, 11:32 AM

He was really a pro at handling wild animals. I'm surprised that something hasn't taken him out before now... a wild hippo, elephant, gaboon viper, shark, crocodile, box jelly, etc. He got up close and personal with a lot of stuff I won't go near except on the other side of a zoo fence. He will be missed.

09/04/2006, 06:29 AM	#1
jmccown Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Stone, Kentucky Posts: 3,166	OMG - The croc hunter is dead Never would I have thought a stingray would have gotten him. Read more.... http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8JU0L481.html __________________ "When I die, my biggest fear is that my wife sells all my toys for what I TOLD HER I paid for them" 750 +gallons 600 FOWLR 144 HALF CIRCLE MIXED REEF

09/04/2006, 07:59 AM	#3
Reef4Fun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St.Albans, WV Posts: 974	Awwwwwwww, I am so sad. This man was so wonderful. He is one person that I would say was a gift to our world, he did so much good. I will pray for his family, this really makes me so sad. __________________ Babe, it hasn't cost that much, I swear (as I hide the receipt) Current Tank Info: Reef has sps, lps, softies, maroon clown, 3 anemones, 2 mated damsels, purple tang, yellow tang, shrimps,

09/04/2006, 11:42 AM	#4
Salty Bginners Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nowhere, USA! Posts: 380	The guy was a nutcase, sticking his head in allagators mouth and saying "I am inches from death, but this animal is Georgus." ~_~ I feel sorry for his wife and kids though. __________________ My Reality Check Bounced. Current Tank Info: None now. I plan to get back into it, though...

09/04/2006, 12:45 PM	#6
Salty Bginners Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nowhere, USA! Posts: 380	I agree that what he did, educating people, conservation, and showing the gentle side of such magnificent beasts such as snakes shudder and crocs. It is a great loss, he brought priceless info to kids(discovery kids) and adults(discovery channel) and not only on crocs and snakes, but other animals as well. I remember an episode on Platypus, and stuff like that. It is a big loss also to Austrilla, as he brought in all kinds of money. Its just mhyh personal opinion that he was a bit...nuts...for some of the things that he did. On a brighter note, I beleive that I am a bigger nutcase __________________ My Reality Check Bounced. Current Tank Info: None now. I plan to get back into it, though...

09/04/2006, 07:28 PM	#7
Brock Fluharty Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 908	__________________ Sepiolids rule! Current Tank Info: 75g aggressive reef, 20g A. percula tank, 29g H. erectus seahorse tank

09/04/2006, 07:34 AM	#2
firefish2020 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 3,860	Yeh this is not good at all. That man did more for conservation than anyone IMO. His presence will be missed.

09/04/2006, 11:50 AM	#5
firefish2020 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 3,860	Salty-not this time, this was a great man IMO. No more of a nutcase than you or me also IMO.

09/04/2006, 07:40 PM	#8
Reef4Fun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St.Albans, WV Posts: 974	I know, I told my son who is in college majoring in biology, and he was really upset. He loved watching this man and respected him highly. I feel that much of my sons interest developed from the good he saw this man do. This is very sad for all of us that appreciated his work, mainly we need to think of his family. __________________ Babe, it hasn't cost that much, I swear (as I hide the receipt) Current Tank Info: Reef has sps, lps, softies, maroon clown, 3 anemones, 2 mated damsels, purple tang, yellow tang, shrimps,

09/05/2006, 12:39 AM	#9
mcox33 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nitro, West Virginia Posts: 2,260	Yeah My Granddaughter is very upset as are Mike and I . I really enjoyed watching his show. __________________ Mary Current Tank Info: 90 Saltwater Reef, 2 x 400 watt MH, 4 x 65 watt PC, 1 x 24 watt 48" T-5 + 4 blue led's, Dual chamber MRC Calcium Reactor, Huge DIY Kalkwasser reactor (made by someone else) Auto Top Off and Aquatecture Plus Skimmer

09/05/2006, 07:44 AM	#10
Reef4Fun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: St.Albans, WV Posts: 974	Mary, your PM box is full __________________ Babe, it hasn't cost that much, I swear (as I hide the receipt) Current Tank Info: Reef has sps, lps, softies, maroon clown, 3 anemones, 2 mated damsels, purple tang, yellow tang, shrimps,

09/05/2006, 07:50 AM	#11
mcox33 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nitro, West Virginia Posts: 2,260	Thanks Nancy I cleaned it out. I always forget about message tracking. __________________ Mary Current Tank Info: 90 Saltwater Reef, 2 x 400 watt MH, 4 x 65 watt PC, 1 x 24 watt 48" T-5 + 4 blue led's, Dual chamber MRC Calcium Reactor, Huge DIY Kalkwasser reactor (made by someone else) Auto Top Off and Aquatecture Plus Skimmer

09/05/2006, 09:38 AM	#12
joyski58 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Albans, WV Posts: 278	What a huge loss to the world!! I have high hopes his family and friends will carry on his good works. From what I've seen of "Bindi," his daughter, she will follow in Daddy's footsteps and carry on ... This is just another testament to "when your number comes up, no matter what you are doing ..." __________________ JKJ Current Tank Info: 72 bowfront w/hang-on refuge and 20 gal plumbed-in frag tank, 2 skimmers, 2 Coralife tank-mount metal halides w/strip actinic

09/05/2006, 11:32 AM	#13
H.crispa Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nitro, WV Posts: 775	He was really a pro at handling wild animals. I'm surprised that something hasn't taken him out before now... a wild hippo, elephant, gaboon viper, shark, crocodile, box jelly, etc. He got up close and personal with a lot of stuff I won't go near except on the other side of a zoo fence. He will be missed. __________________ Are women allowed to live in a penal colony? You know-- there IS ONE kind of "job" that you can get that does NOT disqualify you for unemployment! Current Tank Info: 20 gal hex 30lbs fiji rock, 4 28 watt pc lamps (2x 6500k and 2x 7100k)various corals, 75 gallon w/2x 250 watt 10,000k MH and a 400watt 12,000k in the center, 90 lbs fiji and tonga rock sps, open brain, frogspawn, purple Heteractis crispa clowns etc