Steve Irwin

Scientist

1962-02-22

Books by Steve Irwin

The crocodile hunter
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Crocs and gators
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Quotes by Steve Irwin

Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.
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Crocodiles are easy. They try to kill and eat you. People are harder. Sometimes they pretend to be your friend first.
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The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue.
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I have no fear of losing my life - if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.
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Since I was a boy, from this house, I was out rescuing crocodiles and snakes. My mum and dad were very passionate about that and, I was lucky enough to go along.
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No, snakes are no problem. I'd go to any country, anywhere, any snakes, not a problem.
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My field is with apex predators, hence your crocodiles, your snakes, your spiders.
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So, my tactic with conservation of apex predators is to get people excited and take them to where they live.
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I bled a lot. I got hit across the face. We couldn't film for seven days. I got hit, whacked, underwater, across the face. I finished the shot, got into the boat and blood started coming out.
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I've probably saved thousands of peoples' lives with my educational message on snake bites, how to get in around venomous anything.
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Snakes are just very instinctive to me. I've been playing with snakes since before I could walk. It doesn't matter where or what it is, from the biggest to the most venomous.
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You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake it'll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it's not even funny.
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Because when they strike it can be that quick that if they're within range, you're dead, you're dead in your tracks. And his head weighs more than my body so it's WHACK!
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When I talk to the camera, mate, it's not like I'm talking to the camera, I'm talking to you because I want to whip you around and plunk you right there with me.
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My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife.
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I believe sustainable use is the greatest propaganda in wildlife conservation at the moment.
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Yeah, I'm a thrill seeker, but crikey, education's the most important thing.
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My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and tribal people that you must always protect people's sacred status, regardless of the past.
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