CROCODILE10A-C-26JUN02-DD-PC Steve Irwin got up close and personal with Zydeco, an American Alligator. Irwin, TV's "Crocodile Hunter", and his wife Terri visited the San Francisco Zoo to promote their new film. PAUL CHINN

CROCODILE10A-C-26JUN02-DD-PC Steve Irwin got up close and personal with Zydeco, an American Alligator. Irwin, TV's "Crocodile Hunter", and his wife Terri visited the San Francisco Zoo to promote their new film. PAUL CHINN/S.F. CHRONICLE Ran on: 09-06-2006 Close look: Steve Irwin encountered an American alligator during a 2002 visit to the San Francisco Zoo. Ran on: 09-06-2006 (Photo By Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)