3 December 2020 Steve Irwin 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.
3 December 2020 Steve Irwin I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.
3 December 2020 Steve Irwin The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue.
3 December 2020 Steve Irwin The only animals I’m not comfortable with are parrots, but I’m learning as I go. I’m getting better and better at ’em. I really am.
3 December 2020 Steve Irwin That might have a lot to do with it, but you know, I probably don’t show fear, but I suffer from fear like everyone else.
3 December 2020 Steve Irwin You know, I’m Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other.
3 December 2020 Steve Irwin Yeah, I’m a thrill seeker, but crikey, education’s the most important thing.
3 December 2020 Steve Irwin 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.
3 December 2020 Steve Irwin There’s a lot of research behind the scenes that you don’t get to see, but I have an instinct that my dad nurtured from when I was born. I was very lucky then.
3 December 2020 Steve Irwin 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.
3 December 2020 Steve Irwin 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 pest.
