Fearless Aussie Steve Irwin, who had no problem around alligators, crocodiles, snakes, and all forms of dangerous animals, was killed this morning in what's being described as a freak accident, when a stingray thrust its barb through the 44 year-old Irwin's chest, puncturing his heart. Although stingrays have venom in their serrated spines they are typically not aggressive and their actions are not lethal. Unfortunately because it was a strike to the heart, not... more ›