makes no odds under which circumstance they might attack, he was still close enough to one to get attacked, and that's irresponsible, he put himself in harms way, same as a teenager dying from taking extascy, you feel sorry for them too ?
It was no accident, his whole persona was about getting close to dangerous animals, a friend of mine, who is a fan of discovery, said he's seen him in documentaries chasing spiders to which there is no known antidote, and on expeditions hundreds of miles from a medical team with just an outback first aid kit.
Granted, he had some balls, but enough is enough, he had children who are without a father, a wife without a husband, parents without thier child, friends without thier life companion, what he did was irresponsible, no two ways about it, and people singing his praises will just create more nutters like him, and bring about more death the same .....
Personally, I don't find it entertaining to watch someone risk thier life for whatever reason, especially knowing how much they will leave behind when they are gone, and as he has shown, they will leave it behind.