[Hound of the Baskervilles]

How did he pull it out? It is recurved it would tear a big wound. Maybe he should not have pulled it out.

[COEXERJ145]

Pulling it out could have been what killed him.

When there is a penetrating wound, removing it except at a hospital is the worst thing anyone can do.

[demecleze]

It also carries venom, so if he left it in it would have been pumped throughout his body from his heart. Catch-22.

It is ironic that he was killed by a relatively harmless/unaggressive creature. Very few die from their stings, just bad luck. I knew he would never get killed by a crock.

We would never have the information we have about dangerous animals if people like him did not interact with them as he did.

He asked us to look to the natural world in a balanced way; he wasn't a tree hugger or hippie. He knew that in our modern society we have lost touch with nature; he sought to mend those bonds. I think the outpouring of emotion from people reflect the success of his efforts.

He was an explorer; a man who pushed the boundaries of our knowledge. I think he knew the risks, like any good explorer: he took responsibility for them.

RIP Steve.

[ikka]

How did he pull it out? It is recurved it would tear a big wound. Maybe he should not have pulled it out.

Wouldn't have mattered because as other news reports say, 1) the barb punctured his heart 2) the quantity of venom injected would have killed him almost immediately.

[Frwy]

I saw an interview with a doctor on Fox this afternoon who said that he couldn't have pulled it out. He likely died instantly. Also his friend Stainton said in that same show that he had not seen the film and didn't want to. Now I wonder if this story is putting words in Stainton's mouth or if he did view it later. Larry King will do his whole show Tuesday evening on the scene.

I've watched nothing but all the news and Animal Planet documentaries since I first heard it. It has left me very sad. The world seems to be so quite. I will miss his passion for life in all forms. He was a remarkable man. Prayers go out to Terri, Bindi, little Bob, big Bob and all their friends and 400 employees.