man to be eaten by snake- okay I will watch

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hopefully this goes horribly wrong (for the idiot)

http://www.newser.com/story/198259/man-says-hell-be-eaten-alive-by-anaconda.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=united&utm_campaign=rss_topnews

(Newser) – Naturalist Paul Rosolie believes "you have to go head first." What he's referring to is shoving his head into the mouth of an anaconda, letting it swallow him, and filming the experience for a Discovery Channel special called Eaten Alive, News.com.au reports.

According to the Discovery Channel's blurb on the show, which premieres Dec. 7, the 26-year-old will enter "the belly of an anaconda in a custom-built snake-proof suit"; he's shown in a preview video wearing it with an emergency line attached to his ankle, the Independent reports. Wildlife advocates are calling Rosolie's TV experiment cruel. "#EatenAlive is disgusting. Why put an animal under so much trauma? All for the wonder of live tv," says one miffed tweeter.

But Rosolie, a wildlife filmmaker who works with anacondas in the Amazon, says his mission is to protect the creatures. "If u know me—I would never hurt a living thing. But you'll have to watch # EatenAlive to find out how it goes down," he tweeted. Business Insider sees that comment as an indication that maybe this is just a stunt, noting that in order to not bring harm to the snake, Rosolie would have to get out of it without cutting it open, an "improbable" feat. Further, the site talks to a herpetologist who notes it would be tough to create a suit that could withstand the pressure of being inside the snake and facilitate breathing. It's more "nonsense" from the channel, concludes BI. (In other snake news, this python recently had a virgin birth.)

 
Agreed. I feel bad for the snake as it doesn't have a choice in the matter. The whole thing is ridiculous.

 
PETA is already up in arms about this.

The guy has been tweeting so obviously he didn't die.

 
This seems like a pretty stupid stunt and just gives further evidence that the Discovery Channel has gone to crap. This seems more something you'd see on Jackass.

 
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Called "Eaten Alive", but he wasn't eaten alive. They should be sued for false advertising. I knew this was how it would go so i didn't bother. No way a snake can swallow a grown man. Discovery is getting desperate for ratings.

 
Called "Eaten Alive", but he wasn't eaten alive. They should be sued for false advertising. I knew this was how it would go so i didn't bother. No way a snake can swallow a grown man. Discovery is getting desperate for ratings.


Maybe they can pick up Honey Boo Boo?

 
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