Eaten Alive's Paul Rosolie EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - Man Fed To Anaconda Discovery Channel
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Because television has run out of ideas and we live in the age of hyperbole, the Discovery Channel decided to commission a show in which one man, daredevil and mad man Paul Rosolie, got rigged up in an Iron Man suit of his very own and then proceeded to get eaten by the largest snake on the planet.
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Obviously Rosolie didn't die because we haven't gone that far into the depths of horror for ratings just yet, but things did get pretty hairy as the anaconda decided to wrap itself around him and swallow him whole.
The makers of the show insist that the snake was unharmed, but we can't imagine that having a fully grown many physically removed from inside you is a pleasant experience.
If getting up close and personal with an anaconda's interior isn't your bag, we advise you give this one a miss. It ain't pretty.
An American naturalist filmed himself being 'eaten alive' by a snake for a TV stunt but is now facing ridicule for getting his safety team to save him after just part of his head was consumed.In footage aired on the Discovery Channel on Sunday night it airs on UK TV on Friday.
Paul Rosolie and his 10-strong team tracked down the 20ft-long, 18st anaconda to the headwaters of the Amazon river.Donning a black armored suit, slathered in pig blood, Mr Rosolie then moved tentatively 'on all fours' toward the enormous beast as the cameras rolled and his wife, Gowri, watched.
Seconds later, the female anaconda one of the world's most fearsome creatures pounced on its 5ft 9ins victim, latching on to his head, before constricting his arms and body.However, as Mr Rosolie felt his arm 'start to break' under the snake's grip, he ordered his team of fellow naturalists, doctors and vets to save him - with just the top of his head in the animal's jaws.
Within minutes of the show, named 'Eaten Alive', being broadcast, people across America were taking to social networking sites to express their disappointment at the highly anticipated footage. Twitter user Josh Harris, from Boston , wrote: "They should rename #EatenAlive alive to look for snakes for 1.5 hours and then try to be eaten alive but only get a scratch on my arm."
Meanwhile, Connor McCarthy, from Pennsylvania, tweeted: "I hope Paul is happy despite letting an entire nation down. I can't believe he can show his face on tv right now. What a wuss #EatenAlive."
And Stacey Taylor, from Ontario, Canada, said: "#EatenAlive complete waste of my time you didn't even get eaten alive you cant call a show eaten alive and not get eaten by your anaconda!"
The footage, which had been plugged on TV and online for months, was aired despite protests from conservationists on both sides of the Atlantic, many of whom deemed the stunt 'cruel'.
