Steve Irwin’s death may have spawned a few revenge killings among his fans. Officials say up to 10 stingrays have been found dead in coastal waters including 2 with their tails hacked off. Further north in Hervey Bay 6 rays have been found dead.

Just remember. Stingrays don’t kill people. Their toxic barbed tails do…which I guess is attached to them…so, um, maybe stingrays do technically kill people…DIE STINGRAYS!

The stingray attack that speared and killed Irwin was actually caught on video.

“It shows that Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up, and spiked him here (in the chest),” Stainton said after watching the footage.

“He pulled it out and the next minute he’s gone. The cameraman had to shut down,” he said.

The stingray is described as a bull stingray weighing 220lbs with a strong serrated barb. The pulling out of the chest is said to be what killed Irwin. There’s no news on whether or not they’re going to show the footage, but the likely decision is probably not.

Reports are in that Steve Irwin has died. In a freak accident, a stingray barb went through his chest and into his heart while he was filming an underwater documentary about demistifying the stingray.

Irwin had a puncture wound to the left side of his chest and was pronounced dead at the scene. Irwin’s body is being flown to Cairns.

There was a really good chance that a crocodile would have gotten him, but no, it was a lowly stingray. Irwin’s wife is hiking in Tasmania and is yet to be notified.