Me too would do 'im. He seems like a fearless and adventurous sort. He’s also in pretty good physical shape. I like a man with STAMINA!!
Crikey indeed.
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I think he seems incredibly dense. This has nothing to do with spiders. He might be a nice man, but he doesn’t seem like a bright man.
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I already know that the large spiders I speak of (huntsmans) aren’t poisonous. This does nothing to calm me, because I don’t fear being bitten - I fear spiders! To all you people out there who treat people like to me to old “It can’t hurt you” speech - a phobia is an intense, irrational fear. I intensely and irrationally fear spiders.
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My irrational fear of spiders is brought upon by my illness. Believe it or not, but at one time I wasn’t this mass of nerves you see before you. However, knowing that the great big huntsman I see isn’t going to hurt me doesn’t stop me wanting to throw up, bursting into tears, gasping for air and losing control of my knees.
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Unless it is deader than dead, I’m not going to be able to sleep at night. Therefore, I’m not a fan of spider relocation. While I know there are probably a lot of spiders on my property, all over my yard, it’s something I have to force myself not to think about (or I’ll go crazy). However, once I’ve seen one I’ll become obsessive and paranoid, down to sleeping with the light on so I can keep watch for spiders at night.
Please, resume the conversation. I’ll stop hijacking now! 
I was quite disappointed to find that your cousin is not half man, half crocodile. 
Yes!
For starters, I think that Steve is a good-looking guy. 
And I really don’t think he is dense or stupid–just extremely passionate about the work he does. Yes, it might be a little bit crazy to go jump into crocodile infested water, or walk up to a hungry croc while holding a raw chicken. But I honestly think that he knows what he’s doing. I remember one episode of his show that was filmed in the United States that featured Steve chasing down all sorts of venomous snakes. He caught a few of them–most notably, the timber rattlesnakes–but when he came across a cottonmouth (water mocassin), he wouldn’t even get near the thing. This shows me that he doesn’t just walk around randomly scooping up venomous creatures–this was an aggressive, venomous snake that he had never encountered before, and he wasn’t willing to take any chances.
Well, you’re entitled to your opinion, but I find it very difficult to agree. There is, after all, a world of difference between being dense and being foolhardy. (Denseness, among other things, implies a lack of mental capacity, which doesn’t seem to be true of Stevo.)
Okay, so you have a phobia (assuming, of course, that it IS a genuine clinical phobia). This wasn’t exactly clear in the earlier postings.
Moreover, I think it’s rather harsh to assume to assume that Steve (or any stranger) wouldn’t take that into account. How do we know that he would simply lecture you despite your phobia? Quite simply, we can’t – and so I don’t think it’s fair to criticize the man based on mere perceptions of what he might say.
Agreed! He isn’t oblivious to the danger. If anything, he KNOWS about the dangers, even if he does slip up at times. (Please note, BTW, that he doesn’t slip up when it comes to truly venomous creatures. The occasional critter may bite him, but he never gets bitten badly.)
As far as getting close to a bunch of rattlesnakes – please remember that rattlesnakes don’t strike unless they’re provoked. Personally, I think one should wear thick boots when traipsing around them, but I also recognize that the danger isn’t anywhere near as severe as most people think.
If I were gay, I probably wouldn’t date Mr. Irwin. His wife is dragged to all those expeditions. I would have no time for the Internet and I’m not much of an animal person.
Terri Irwin, isn’t dragged anywhere. She has the same passion for animals that Steve does.
As for Steve-o, me being a straight male, I would not date him.
But, in a sense, I am. Spider Woman, is facsinated by reptiles, she used to have an Iguana, and we presently have a turtle roaming in our house. We go for walks at nature preserve near our home, and she is always on the lookout for snakes, frogs, salamanders or any other critter we may find interesting.
cazzle, the killing of spiders in our house, for obvious reasons, is not permitted. Intricate capture and relocation projects are the norm here.
[sub]Although some spiders do seem to find the bottom of my shoe when no one is looking[/sub]
Like the Croc Hunter in what way?
Every way? No. I’m with cazzle, if he’s not “incredibly dense”, he might as well be. Stupidity is an incredible turn-off.
Most of the stuff he does is just pointless. We know what rattlesnakes, etc. look like. People aren’t watching for the nature, otherwise PBS would be wildly popular. They’re watching for the vicarious thrill of whether or not he’s going to be injured. And the suspense, because he’s constantly putting himself in a position of possible injury.
I agree it’s not as risky as it looks because he knows their behaviors. He’s deliberately milking it. But still, if you go up to a predatory animal and poke it, it will be pissed of and display nicely, or strike at you, etc. I just get really really annoyed that that’s his whole schtick, doing pointless crap everyone in the world knows is a really really bad idea.
Yeah, he knowingly does stuff that may well injure him. IMO, that’s only brave if there’s a POINT to it.
For example:
Playing in traffic? Brave or stupid?
Poking the neighbor’s pitbull with a stick? Brave or Stupid?
Wading with crocodiles? Brave or Stupid?
If I wanted to watch someone being an idiot for my viewing pleasure, I’d be watching Jackass.
Now Jack Hanna’s yummy.
Absolutely not under any circumstances. First “crikey!” to pass his lips and he’d be out the door - even if it wasn’t during sex. ::shudder::
But he is kinda cute when he doesn’t do that.
The guy annoys the tits off a me. All the excitement and suchlike seems so forced and relentless to me that I cannot handle him on the TV for more than 30 seconds. His show is possibly my most disliked on TV.
I completely fail to see why people watch it.
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I would definitely date a guy like the Croc Hunter. Steve Irwin is not physically attractive, (at least to me)but I love the way he is so passionate about his work. This guy REALLY likes animals. I agree, some of it does seem a little forced at times, but he has to be serious- you don’t stick your face up tp venemous snakes on a regular basis without being very interested in snakes, or habitually drunk. As he seems a bit to coordinated to be habitually drunk, it would seem he’s just a really happy guy who happens to love reptiles. I’m attracted to people to have definite opinions and passions, and it’s a big turn-on when people do their own thing, regardless of what common (mis)conceptions are telling them. Besides, I love reptiles, and anyone who is trying to save them and convince the general populace that herps are not evil is okay in my book. So, yeah, I’d date him.
Is he a moron? Of course! Who DOES this? Who is dumb enough to stick their face in an angry crocodile’s? However, he’s a moron with a noble mission. Also, he is extremely knowledgeable and skilled when it comes to reptiles. He also seems to have some business savvy, since he’s making money hand over fist. Not to hijack the thread, (maybe we should start another?) but is a reckless and blatant disregard for personal ALWAYS translate into stupidity? What if there is legitimate purpose for the recklessness, in Steve’s case, conservation and education? Just wondering.
On the spider front, spiders are wonderful, fascinating, and USEFUL creatures. If you really hate insects (which spiders are not, BTW) letting a spider run around your house is a great way to get rid of them.
I’d date him in a heartbeat, but my heart is already attached elsewhere, as is his.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
I have nothing to add, but I was waiting for that since I saw imthjckaz’s post.
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screech-owl
(whose avian cousins eat spiders, but I personally am a relocater… or would that be caterer?)
I love Steve Erwin. He’s attractive, loves animals, etc. Most of what he does isn’t meaningless… he gets called out to do things like … rescue a crocodile from a rancher’s land and move it to somewhere where it won’t be killed. He isn’t just wandering around harassing wildlife for no reason.
He also the director of the Australia Zoo in Queensland, Australia.
In our house, bugs that don’t get eaten by the cats get taken outside. Same with spiders. On several occassions I’ve caught snakes in our development and carried them to the woods where they will be safe. I don’t understand why some women (and men) carry on and on about snakes like they’re gonna come and ‘getcha’ or something.
Braveness does Not equal hotness.
You don’t see women after G. Gordon Liddy, now do ya?
Though Steve seems nice.
It’s still reckless. He’s a cowboy. He may live to be 103, but he still takes unnecessary chances. Unnecessary even for his line of work, IMHO ( though certainly some risk is understandable. As I’ve posted elsewhere on this topic, herpetology has a bad history of occasionally losing reckless researchers to their own folly. I’m sure Erwin means well, he’s likely a stand-up guy, and has provided some valuable services in the cause of conservation - But IMO he’s way too in love with the adrenaline-surge of playing on the edge.
From a personal standpoint, I also find his style of breathless, pumped-up, “look-how-dangerous-this-is” enthusiasm, off-putting. No matter how genuine it may or may not be, it just annoys the piss out of me. If we’re talking herps on Animal Planet, I slightly prefer O’Shea’s Big Adventure myself. At least he comes off just a little more mild-mannered and serious, which is more my preference.
- Tamerlane
Tall, brave and an Australian accent.
I’m in
Apart from the fact that he’s the wrong gender for me, I wouldn’t touch him with a ten-foot bargepole
No, it’s not just you cazzle, I think he is beyond dense, so unbelievably superdense that it defies rational explanation. I also find his persona incredibly annoying, did you see him on The Panel?? (australian tv show for you foreigners) My god, I almost smashed the tv. I really wish he wasn’t an Aussie, what an embarassment. And as far as the spider killing goes, I’ll relocate it if I can and I see it first, but if my wife says kill it, I kill it. Chances are in our country the bloody things venomous anyway :rolleyes