Re: Crikey! Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin killed not by Uncle Croc, but by Stingray!

IANACH, but as I understand it, alligators are pussycats. Crocodiles are bad
tempered psychopaths. A bit like wobbegong versus white pointer.


"Eric Chomko" <pne.chomko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1157742411.965265.65310@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Yes, a regional reptilian zoo owner/keeper (Clyde Peeling, see:
http://www.reptiland.com/) here on the east coast of the US shared with
me his Steve Irwin story a few years back. Evidently Irwin was headed
to the Big Apple (New York City) and needed an alligator as a prop.
Well he rented one from Peeling for the day and proceeded to annoy and
alarm Peeling by laying next to the gator and sort of cooing to it, a
habit that he'd been known to do. Humans really aren't supposed to lie
down next to alligators like they would the family dog, it just isn't
sane. Suffice to say Peeling was relieved to get his gator back and not
have Irwin accidently mauled in the process.

Eric


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