steve irwin dies!, wow....cant believe it Options

[forkee]

crocodile hunter steve irwin dies

crazy...definitely not expected...

[neKronos]

"Humans are usually stung in the foot; it is also possible, although less likely, to be stung by brushing against the stinger. Contact with the stinger causes local trauma (from the cut itself), pain and swelling from the venom, and possible infection from parts of the stinger left in the wound. Injuries to humans include, but are not limited to: poisoning, punctures, severed arteries and possible death. Fatal stings, such as that which killed Australian naturalist and television personality Steve Irwin in 2006,[2] are extremely rare (as of 1996, worldwide known deaths from stingray barb injuries numbered 17),[3] but can occur if a stinger punctures the heart or chest, causing complications due to both the sting's location and the poison in the barbs. As of 2001 there has been only one person documented to have survived a stingray injury to the heart."
-wiki

Its rare because people dont get stabbed in the chest by the barbs, usually its in the feet or legs, because someone stepped on them and they defended themselves.
Basically if you are in stingray populated waters, walk in it if its shallow, if its deep swim. Or you might end up #19 on the death by stingray barb list.