Good for him - although it's a disgrace that he had to go to such lengths because of the stupid laws over here. I've never understood why it's ok to put an animal, which can't explicitly consent, out of it's misery, but not ok to show mercy to someone who actively wants to die.

(Since it's late, I'm going to clarify - I support the practice of putting down animals when their quality of life is seriously impaired by some sort of disease/medical condition.)

#27 - Steve Irwin knew a lot about crocs (less about stingrays, I admit) - if he felt his kid was safe, then his kid was safe.

That dimwit tourist, on the other hand, should have gotten eaten. That would have made a better news story. Except then they would have shot that poor croc. :(

Please, if you ever visit Australia, listen to the locals when they tell you something you're doing is stupid. If you don't, we'll just laugh at you while you die.