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Article: JAWING WITH THE CROCODILE HUNTER.(L.A. Life)

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December 28, 2000
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Byline: Fred Shuster Staff Writer

Does this man have a death wish?

There doesn't seem to be any other explanation for why someone would put himself directly in the path of the most dangerous critters on the planet.

But encounters with hissing rattlers and spitting cobras, races with flesh-eating Komodo dragons and rampaging feral pigs, and up-close and personal moments with mambas, sharks and, of course, crocodiles mean just another day at the office for Steve Irwin - known to millions of fans worldwide as TV's ``Crocodile Hunter.''

And while he's endured nothing more serious than a few nonvenomous bites and scratches, Irwin's still ...

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