Man volunteered to be ‘eaten alive’ by an anaconda

[Koovie]

A man volunteered to be ‘eaten alive’ by an anaconda. Discovery, in need of a rebound, is going to air it.

This year, Discovery will air a special that consists of a man being eaten alive by an anaconda and making it back out again, all without killing the snake or himself.

And it’s not even during fall sweeps. Discovery is airing the special, “Eaten Alive,” on Dec. 7.

Paul Rosolie, the guy getting eaten, is a naturalist and wildlife filmmaker who runs a company called Tamandua Expeditions that funds rainforest conservation through tourism. The stunt has already been filmed and edited. Spoiler alert: Rosolie lived to tell the tale. In fact, he’s tweeting about it. Rosolie accomplished the feat wearing a “custom-built snake-proof suit,” as Discovery put it, covering himself in pig’s blood to make himself appetizing.

If this smells like a cheap, ratings-driven stunt, your olfactory system’s probably in good working order. Discovery, the network of “Naked and Afraid” and the shouty pseudo-science of “Shark Week,” would certainly welcome a rebound from disappointing ratings for Nik Wallenda’s recent skyscraper walks in Chicago. Last June, Wallenda took his wire-walking act to the Grand Canyon, drawing an average of 10.7 million viewers. But this year, a mere 5.8 million watched him parade atop the Windy City blindfolded.

Now that we’ve dosed ourselves with a healthy helping of skepticism, on to the questions! Because, dear Discovery, we have so, so many questions:

• First off, will it look like this?
  
• This isn’t possible, right? It feels “like a marketing hoax” ventures theDaily Dot. It’s “nonsense” a herpetologist reveals to Business Insider.
• This can’t possibly be pleasant for the snake, right? You’re a snake, minding your own reptilian business when you come across some strange human that smells like pig blood, perhaps inspired by some sort of retelling of “Carrie” that went way, way left. For whatever reason, said pig-human is either 1) devoid of survival instincts or 2) dumb, because he just sits there. You hiss and you think, “Mmmmmm, Thankssssgiving!” Except you don’t, because you live in the deepest, darkest corner of the Amazon where there is no Thanksgiving.
• Why was it vital that Rosolie be swallowed head first, as he says in the trailer? And what would have happened if he wasn’t?
• Does the snake, who apparently lives, get a consolation treat since Thanksgiving actually turned out to be more like the worst case of food poisoning ever?
• Are snake laxatives involved? Are snake laxatives a thing? What about snake Ipecac? (Actually, we can answer this one: Rosolie’s suit has a very large cord, presumably for pulling him out of the snake.)
• How did Rosolie breathe?
• Is there, somewhere in the depths of the jungle, a snake-y equivalent of “Penthouse Forum” where this poor creature can say: “Psssssssst. You will never believe what just happened to me. Never.” Do other snakes commit Rosolie’s snake to some sort of snake asylum because his story is beyond belief?
• If things went south, did Rosolie get a gun so he could shoot himself out of said snake, a la Tommy Lee Jones in “Men in Black?”
• What motivates someone to say, “You know what, my life isn’t interesting enough, so I’m going to get a snake to eat me, and then air it on television?”

Somewhere, Nicki Minaj is kicking herself for not thinking of this first.
A man volunteered to be ‘eaten alive’ by an anaconda. Discovery, in need of a rebound, is going to air it. - The Washington Post

 

[Rafi]

A man volunteered to be ‘eaten alive’ by an anaconda. Discovery, in need of a rebound, is going to air it.

This year, Discovery will air a special that consists of a man being eaten alive by an anaconda and making it back out again, all without killing the snake or himself.

And it’s not even during fall sweeps. Discovery is airing the special, “Eaten Alive,” on Dec. 7.

Paul Rosolie, the guy getting eaten, is a naturalist and wildlife filmmaker who runs a company called Tamandua Expeditions that funds rainforest conservation through tourism. The stunt has already been filmed and edited. Spoiler alert: Rosolie lived to tell the tale. In fact, he’s tweeting about it. Rosolie accomplished the feat wearing a “custom-built snake-proof suit,” as Discovery put it, covering himself in pig’s blood to make himself appetizing.

If this smells like a cheap, ratings-driven stunt, your olfactory system’s probably in good working order. Discovery, the network of “Naked and Afraid” and the shouty pseudo-science of “Shark Week,” would certainly welcome a rebound from disappointing ratings for Nik Wallenda’s recent skyscraper walks in Chicago. Last June, Wallenda took his wire-walking act to the Grand Canyon, drawing an average of 10.7 million viewers. But this year, a mere 5.8 million watched him parade atop the Windy City blindfolded.

Now that we’ve dosed ourselves with a healthy helping of skepticism, on to the questions! Because, dear Discovery, we have so, so many questions:

• First off, will it look like this?
  
• This isn’t possible, right? It feels “like a marketing hoax” ventures theDaily Dot. It’s “nonsense” a herpetologist reveals to Business Insider.
• This can’t possibly be pleasant for the snake, right? You’re a snake, minding your own reptilian business when you come across some strange human that smells like pig blood, perhaps inspired by some sort of retelling of “Carrie” that went way, way left. For whatever reason, said pig-human is either 1) devoid of survival instincts or 2) dumb, because he just sits there. You hiss and you think, “Mmmmmm, Thankssssgiving!” Except you don’t, because you live in the deepest, darkest corner of the Amazon where there is no Thanksgiving.
• Why was it vital that Rosolie be swallowed head first, as he says in the trailer? And what would have happened if he wasn’t?
• Does the snake, who apparently lives, get a consolation treat since Thanksgiving actually turned out to be more like the worst case of food poisoning ever?
• Are snake laxatives involved? Are snake laxatives a thing? What about snake Ipecac? (Actually, we can answer this one: Rosolie’s suit has a very large cord, presumably for pulling him out of the snake.)
• How did Rosolie breathe?
• Is there, somewhere in the depths of the jungle, a snake-y equivalent of “Penthouse Forum” where this poor creature can say: “Psssssssst. You will never believe what just happened to me. Never.” Do other snakes commit Rosolie’s snake to some sort of snake asylum because his story is beyond belief?
• If things went south, did Rosolie get a gun so he could shoot himself out of said snake, a la Tommy Lee Jones in “Men in Black?”
• What motivates someone to say, “You know what, my life isn’t interesting enough, so I’m going to get a snake to eat me, and then air it on television?”

Somewhere, Nicki Minaj is kicking herself for not thinking of this first.
A man volunteered to be ‘eaten alive’ by an anaconda. Discovery, in need of a rebound, is going to air it. - The Washington Post

Sounds like the "fall of the Roman Empire", when you had people fighting naval battles in the Colosseum.

 

[jamahir]

What motivates someone to say, “You know what, my life isn’t interesting enough, so I’m going to get a snake to eat me, and then air it on television?”

that is the crux of the matter...

 

[Imran Khan]

kya bakwaas hai yar i hate such things

 

[Abingdonboy]

A man volunteered to be ‘eaten alive’ by an anaconda. Discovery, in need of a rebound, is going to air it.

This year, Discovery will air a special that consists of a man being eaten alive by an anaconda and making it back out again, all without killing the snake or himself.

And it’s not even during fall sweeps. Discovery is airing the special, “Eaten Alive,” on Dec. 7.

Paul Rosolie, the guy getting eaten, is a naturalist and wildlife filmmaker who runs a company called Tamandua Expeditions that funds rainforest conservation through tourism. The stunt has already been filmed and edited. Spoiler alert: Rosolie lived to tell the tale. In fact, he’s tweeting about it. Rosolie accomplished the feat wearing a “custom-built snake-proof suit,” as Discovery put it, covering himself in pig’s blood to make himself appetizing.

If this smells like a cheap, ratings-driven stunt, your olfactory system’s probably in good working order. Discovery, the network of “Naked and Afraid” and the shouty pseudo-science of “Shark Week,” would certainly welcome a rebound from disappointing ratings for Nik Wallenda’s recent skyscraper walks in Chicago. Last June, Wallenda took his wire-walking act to the Grand Canyon, drawing an average of 10.7 million viewers. But this year, a mere 5.8 million watched him parade atop the Windy City blindfolded.

Now that we’ve dosed ourselves with a healthy helping of skepticism, on to the questions! Because, dear Discovery, we have so, so many questions:

• First off, will it look like this?
  
• This isn’t possible, right? It feels “like a marketing hoax” ventures theDaily Dot. It’s “nonsense” a herpetologist reveals to Business Insider.
• This can’t possibly be pleasant for the snake, right? You’re a snake, minding your own reptilian business when you come across some strange human that smells like pig blood, perhaps inspired by some sort of retelling of “Carrie” that went way, way left. For whatever reason, said pig-human is either 1) devoid of survival instincts or 2) dumb, because he just sits there. You hiss and you think, “Mmmmmm, Thankssssgiving!” Except you don’t, because you live in the deepest, darkest corner of the Amazon where there is no Thanksgiving.
• Why was it vital that Rosolie be swallowed head first, as he says in the trailer? And what would have happened if he wasn’t?
• Does the snake, who apparently lives, get a consolation treat since Thanksgiving actually turned out to be more like the worst case of food poisoning ever?
• Are snake laxatives involved? Are snake laxatives a thing? What about snake Ipecac? (Actually, we can answer this one: Rosolie’s suit has a very large cord, presumably for pulling him out of the snake.)
• How did Rosolie breathe?
• Is there, somewhere in the depths of the jungle, a snake-y equivalent of “Penthouse Forum” where this poor creature can say: “Psssssssst. You will never believe what just happened to me. Never.” Do other snakes commit Rosolie’s snake to some sort of snake asylum because his story is beyond belief?
• If things went south, did Rosolie get a gun so he could shoot himself out of said snake, a la Tommy Lee Jones in “Men in Black?”
• What motivates someone to say, “You know what, my life isn’t interesting enough, so I’m going to get a snake to eat me, and then air it on television?”

Somewhere, Nicki Minaj is kicking herself for not thinking of this first.
A man volunteered to be ‘eaten alive’ by an anaconda. Discovery, in need of a rebound, is going to air it. - The Washington Post

The way this is advertised is pretty misleading, I mean he's wearing a diving suit and breathing apparatus, there is very little risk to himself and I'm sure those on the outside wouldn't hesitate to kill the snake at the smallest hint of him being in distress.

 

[jamahir]

The way this is advertised is pretty misleading, I mean he's wearing a diving suit and breathing apparatus, there is very little risk to himself and I'm sure those on the outside wouldn't hesitate to kill the snake at the smallest hint of him being in distress.

also, his suit and breathing system would have to withstand the acids in the snake's stomach.