Croc Hunter& Conan Obrien & 20ft Retic

I don't like watching him at all; he KNOWS he's making the animals angry, and yet he doesn't seem to try and calm them down...his goal is to get it to attack, from what I've seen...and to be honest, it looked like the people holding the snake were moving a LOT more than the snake was.

Well, that was a pretty weird video and it probably was a put on considering it's Conan, but I certainly don't think Steve is as evil as you guys are making him out to be. If you've ever seen him through a whole interview, he's actually a pretty quiet polite guy - he just gets overexcited when talking herps. He goes nuts because he's passionate about it. I do believe he loves his animals, but I also think he gets carried away when wanting to show them off.

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Originally Posted by MedusasOwl

Well, that was a pretty weird video and it probably was a put on considering it's Conan, but I certainly don't think Steve is as evil as you guys are making him out to be. If you've ever seen him through a whole interview, he's actually a pretty quiet polite guy - he just gets overexcited when talking herps. He goes nuts because he's passionate about it. I do believe he loves his animals, but I also think he gets carried away when wanting to show them off.

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i would have to totally agree with this.

not to mention he makes multiple millions of dollars a year and donates nearly all of his money - and his time - to conservation and directing one the more successful zoos in the world. the guy acts pretty annoying on his show but he really is just trying to generate interest in things we all love here.

my opinion = entertainment is entertainment. when he says a snake's "constricting" his arm, he clearly doesn't mean in a literal sense... he's just trying to paint a picture of what the snake is doing since we can't be there to experience it first hand. it's the nature of animal shows these days... family friendly entertainment. heck, i don't even remember the last time i saw a newer animal program showing a kill in full view with blood and all.

We've really enjoyed shows and the dvd done by Austin Stevens. He's still pretty nutty, but not *as* nutty as the Croc Hunter (South Africans being a bit more reserved maybe?).

Anyway, there are several video clips of him on Animal Planet and we bought his DVD from Amazon. =)

Finally a voice of reason :)

Nothing at all wrong w/ the Croc Hunter. I would guess he knows way more about the animals he deals with then just about anyone on here.
I have never heard a bad report on him or how he treats his animals.

As I always say " some on here need to lighten up a tad "
It's all good :)

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Originally Posted by emilio

I like him I think he's cool but they went over board with the retic.Looked a little stressful for the big snake.

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hiya did u know that steve Irwin is a huge supporter in stopping people keeping herps as pets? he says we are all not qualified enough and it should be left to folk like him and other zoo's!

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Originally Posted by goldenburm

hiya did u know that steve Irwin is a huge supporter in stopping people keeping herps as pets? he says we are all not qualified enough and it should be left to folk like him and other zoo's!

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He does? I'm suprised. I would have thought he would be all for people keeping captive bred snakes as pets, it encourages captive breeding, assists in producing more captive bred endangered snakes that can be returned to the wild, and, as I always hope, maybe, if enought people see us with our snakes, maybe we can get rid of some of the fear and negativity, and encourage other people to be more concerned about wild snake populations. That seems short sighted for someone who claims to be as interested in conservation as he is.

Steve's daughter has a pet corn, I kinda doubt that he's really an advocate against pet herps. I've also seen his wife doing dishes with a pet boa wrapped around her just chillin. I'd be really surprised.

the thing is they "know" what they are doing we do not u see thats the difference! I will find the article I have it somewhere!