I'm gonna miss Steve, it sucks. When you think of all the crazy ass deadly animals he would mess with, it's really ironic and tragic for him to be killed by a stingray. Such is life....and such is death.
True story: I held a stingray in my arms, against my chest, about 10 years ago. I was at Stingray city off the coast of Grand Cayman, on vacation. I had chills when I heard this story. Unbelievable. I don't think I'll be doing that again any time soon...
Oh, I would swim with the stingrays again. Not a huge deal. I would be willing to bet it was because the camera guy was in front and he was over, the ray felt threatened. I would fight back too if I thought I was being backed into a corner.
stingrays don't go searching for people to put their barbs in. it's a defense. so i'm thinking he was less than a foot away (since the barb is only the length of two index fingers) and it felt threatened. i've touched, held stingrays and if they are used to it of course they won't throw up their barb. sheesh.
Yeah its always the quiet ones with a huge stinger coming out of its ass that you have to worry about :-)
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you said that. His body isn't even cold yet!! LOL
ReplyDeleteseriously do you know how many people in key west swim with them...no more of that for me at in the keys, strictly drinking!
I'm gonna miss Steve, it sucks. When you think of all the crazy ass deadly animals he would mess with, it's really ironic and tragic for him to be killed by a stingray. Such is life....and such is death.
ReplyDeletewhat if it's a happy drunken stingray? just checking...
ReplyDeleteTrue story: I held a stingray in my arms, against my chest, about 10 years ago. I was at Stingray city off the coast of Grand Cayman, on vacation.
ReplyDeleteI had chills when I heard this story. Unbelievable.
I don't think I'll be doing that again any time soon...
that chick is armed and dangerous after only 2 harvey wallbangers!
ReplyDeleteOh that's so mean....but I have to tell you I'll never do that swimming with the stingrays thing ever again.
ReplyDeleteIrony.
ReplyDeleteJust plain wierd.
Oh, I would swim with the stingrays again. Not a huge deal. I would be willing to bet it was because the camera guy was in front and he was over, the ray felt threatened. I would fight back too if I thought I was being backed into a corner.
ReplyDeletestingrays don't go searching for people to put their barbs in. it's a defense. so i'm thinking he was less than a foot away (since the barb is only the length of two index fingers) and it felt threatened. i've touched, held stingrays and if they are used to it of course they won't throw up their barb. sheesh.
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