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<blockquote data-quote="HeavenShallBurn" data-source="post: 3046630" data-attributes="member: 39593">According to what I've heard, which may not be entirely reliable.1.) The stingray he surprised was very large, the stinger recovered from him was &quot;the size of a fighting knife or a K-bar&quot;2.)&nbsp; The barb struck him right in the center of the chest and pierced the most vital of organs, the heart.So I can only figure poison had little to nothing to do with it, basically he got the equivalent of a big person shoving a fighting knife through his heart a non-survivable situation.Regardless The inevitable bad jokes I'm sure we all made aside I think we all knew this sort of things would happen eventually.&nbsp; Irwin was skilled he knew the risks he took and I don't doubt he knew it would happen someday.&nbsp; He had his detractors, not everybody liked his style, but despite what a lot of people thought about his being a bit over-the-top and his risk-taking he did a good job of conveying his message about the natural world and its creatures to a new generation. While he may not have been my cup of tea he was a good person who lived his life well. Condolences to his family and his presence in popularizing the naturalist community and its work will be missed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="HeavenShallBurn, post: 3046630, member: 39593"] According to what I've heard, which may not be entirely reliable. 1.) The stingray he surprised was very large, the stinger recovered from him was "the size of a fighting knife or a K-bar" 2.) The barb struck him right in the center of the chest and pierced the most vital of organs, the heart. So I can only figure poison had little to nothing to do with it, basically he got the equivalent of a big person shoving a fighting knife through his heart a non-survivable situation. Regardless The inevitable bad jokes I'm sure we all made aside I think we all knew this sort of things would happen eventually. Irwin was skilled he knew the risks he took and I don't doubt he knew it would happen someday. He had his detractors, not everybody liked his style, but despite what a lot of people thought about his being a bit over-the-top and his risk-taking he did a good job of conveying his message about the natural world and its creatures to a new generation. While he may not have been my cup of tea he was a good person who lived his life well. Condolences to his family and his presence in popularizing the naturalist community and its work will be missed. [/QUOTE]

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