Darwin Award 2006

DARWIN AWARD 2006....

"and the winner goes to.......the envelope please.......!"

great shot

Crikey!

(I won't show this pic to my spouse; she was a big Irwin fan and still donates to his Wildlife Warriors conservation fund. Coincidentally, we were wondering just yesterday how long it had been. I was guessing about ten years. Hard to believe it's been more than that!)

And while I liked the Croc Hunter, I can appreciate a dark joke, and this is hilarious! (Because, seriously, what the h*ll was he thinking!)

I won't show it to my wife either...lol

Well done pic!

The bloke made a living out of annoying wildlife.
I'm pretty sure even crocodiles did not enjoy being jumped on as a public entertainment. Nor snakes, goannas and the like appreciated being manhandled for nothing other than a TV show.
He was more of a wildlife "worrier" rather than any "warrior" as he self-proclaimed.

Seriously now, you do not have to have a degree in Marine Biology to realise that large stingrays possess a huge very sharp spine covered in a poisonous mucus that they use for defence.
"STING-ray"??? Duhhhh!
It's quite capable of penetrating any part of a human body so they should definitely NOT be picked up just to pose for a egotistical stunt on camera.
What the hell was he thinking indeed!
Karma has such a way of striking back.

I found the little figure in a junk shop and had a couple of stingrays at home and just couldn't resist!

Even I know not to swim with stingrays...lol

Or mingle with any other dangerous animal...Asking for trouble!

inntruderr61 wrote:

Even I know not to swim with stingrays...lol

It wasn't enough for the bloke just to swim with them for the cameras , ...oh no!
He had be pose as the big hero and pick one up!
Bang, ...MULTIPLE stabs to the heart with a very sharp serrated 6" to 8" barb!

So how do you spell "dumb"?

Well swinging by their tails might be OK.....?  
That large knife at her side leads me to suspect that rather than displaying wildlife, she's REALLY thinking about a matching set of luggage, a handbag and some new boots!
"Do I have enough skin for all that...?"

I'd like to see someone attempt that feat with one of our crocs!
They grow to over 17 feet!