Who is you least fav TV herp person?

[LadyOhh]

I LOVE JEFF CORWIN.

I dislike Nigel Marvin, and Brady Barr...

Not familiar with Austin Stevens, however..

[Colin Vestrand]

brady barr and bob clark are both idiots in my book... the latter i guess isnt really much of a TV person but he keeps going on TV and making a bad name for reptile keepers everywhere in my opinion.

[aeio540]

Not familiar with Austin Stevens, however..

Here he is proving to the world that he is no mongoose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWITKklxeLw

[Brimstone111888]

Here he is proving to the world that he is no mongoose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWITKklxeLw

I saw that special. Later on in it he dives into a pool of water after a HUGE swimming Gaboon Viper. He is not the brightest guy.

[bender29]

I'm not big on Stevens...

But why are some of you slamming Corwin? He's definitely one of the better out there.

[Big Gunns]

Why the negativity? This thread should be...Who's your favorite? When one of you get on TV, then you can talk.

[MarkS]

Why the negativity? This thread should be...Who's your favorite? When one of you get on TV, then you can talk.

I guess thats the point. None of these people appear to be as concerned about how they are portraying the animals they are filming as much as they care about being a star.

[Brimstone111888]

I don't really dislike any of the TV herpers like Brady Barr, Austin Stevens, and Nigel Marven. They may not be the brightest, but they do make decent TV shows and when they get bit for being stupid, most people just think thats what they get for messing with wild snakes.

What I do have a problem with is when people are trying to educate, but act like complete jackasses(there is no other word for it). Like Jack Hanna and even Bob Clark. I say Bob because he did one show and it was obvious it made them look ridiculous, but then he goes and does another show and makes it even bigger ass out of himself. Saba Hamilton was another, but she was just plain ignorant. Bob and Jack are not.

Also to the people giving Brady crap for yelling about the bite. I don' think most of the people have been bite by a retic let alone a 12 foot retic and then to have the teeth tear and rip in his leg. It made almost inch deep slices that were pretty huge if you saw the bite. It was one of the worse bites I have ever seen. If you think he is a girl try taking a knife and cutting 1/2 inch - inch deep slices on your leg and then say hes a girl

[icygirl]

Here he is proving to the world that he is no mongoose.

That is pathetic. I can't believe that guy actually got on TV. So much for respecting wild animals!! I don't have cable so I can't watch Animal Planet/Discovery anymore... I didn't realize such idiots had surfaced. I think they are trying to get a piece of the late Steve Irwin's fame... but they are putting shame on his name and other respectable TV animal people.

[Aric]

Brady Barr and Austin Stevens are my picks for worst tv "herpers". They both are so over dramatic and wreckless.


edit; Forgot about another one, the guy that was on the show "The Real Lost World" that came on either Discovery or Animal Planet. He was supposed to be the groups "reptile" guy and a herpetologist, during the show they came across a tree boa. The guy picked the snake up on the hook then freaked out when it started down the hook towards his arm and dropped the hook to the ground.