09-04-2006, 11:34 PM
Yeah I feel really bad too. There's never been a world-reknowned wildlife expert who's shown his level of passion and enthusiasm for the animals and furthered the cause of conservation as much. I think he's done a lot to help people be more appreciative and less afraid of stuff like snakes and crocodilians.
I think I was most impressed by how gentle and in tune he was with the snakes that so many of the other biologists manhandle and choke (and of course get bitten by). It was a real credit to his craft that he'd never been bitten by a venomous snake, even though he handled them a tremendous amount.
It kinda pisses me off when people say stuff like, "I saw it coming" or "It was gonna happen sooner or later" like somehow they know more than he does or that he didn't know what he was doing. Its easy for the average person who takes zero risk in their life to criticize those that take great risks for a passion they have or a cause that they believe in. That's what makes great people great, and I admire him for it.
Sucks for his kids, but I hope to see them follow in his footsteps one day.
I think I was most impressed by how gentle and in tune he was with the snakes that so many of the other biologists manhandle and choke (and of course get bitten by). It was a real credit to his craft that he'd never been bitten by a venomous snake, even though he handled them a tremendous amount.
It kinda pisses me off when people say stuff like, "I saw it coming" or "It was gonna happen sooner or later" like somehow they know more than he does or that he didn't know what he was doing. Its easy for the average person who takes zero risk in their life to criticize those that take great risks for a passion they have or a cause that they believe in. That's what makes great people great, and I admire him for it.
Sucks for his kids, but I hope to see them follow in his footsteps one day.
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