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Man Says He's Going To Put On A Snake-Proof Suit And Let An Anaconda Swallow Him
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:05 pm
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A documentary filmmaker has stirred controversy after announcing his intention to encase himself in a “snake proof suit” and be eaten alive by an anaconda, before forcing the snake to release him. So far, little detail is available. The possibility of a hoax can't be ruled out, but the event is already arousing debate about how far filmmakers can go to get their story.
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Filmmaking in the Amazon is certainly dangerous, and Rosolie has reported his encounters with jaguars, anacondas and tropical diseases in the book Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon. The title is a translation of Madre de Dios, the name given to the threatened wilderness in which Rosolie works.
However, in a world filled with extraordinary filmmaking, it can be hard to stand out. Animal Planet has already run a story on a filmmaker having a terrifying encounter with an anaconda. To really get attention, Rosolie has announced that he plans to become a modern day Jonah – being swallowed by an anaconda and escaping alive.
The Discovery Channel's website announces that the video will be shown on December 7, but contains no further details. Rosolie's twitter account has links to clips purporting to be trailers, but they are private, and it is not possible to tell if they are snippets of him actually being eaten, or just showing preparatory activities.
In March, Rosolie told Mongabay his activities are part of a quest to draw attention to the threats faced by Madre de Dios.
“Up until a few years ago the Las Piedras River was so long and isolated that much of its forest and wildlife and people were safe,” Rosolie said. “But recently the Trans-Amazon highway was paved and completed, which caused a number of offshoot roads to cut into what had previously been ancient, untouched forest.”
Snakes sometimes eat prey alive, (as we have shown before) and there have been cases of swallowed animals escaping alive. Nevertheless, the experience would be damaging for the snake. Reptile care websites stress the negative effects. “Regurgitation and vomiting usually go hand in hand when it comes to keeping snakes, and hopefully, it can be avoided at all costs,” Herp Center Network warns, before explaining that regurgitation involves undigested food expelled from the esophagus, rather than the stomach. This is not an easy process for the snake since the bodily fluids anacondas use to swallow and regurgitate their prey are not easily replaced. Therefore, even if nothing goes wrong, it may still be necessary to cut Rosolie out of the snake.
Whether or not the plan is real, the claim has raised the question: Can the attention the video will generate justify the damage and likely pain to the animal involved?
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:06 pm to JOJO Hammer
fricking Rosolie.
He stole my idea.
He stole my idea.
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:06 pm to JOJO Hammer
that's a man that gets wrapped up in his work, hope he doesn't choke when the camera's rolling
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:07 pm to JOJO Hammer
I really hope he tries it....so he will die.
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:07 pm to JOJO Hammer
whoah.. the topics of interest on that site are the same as the ones here. Must be a TD site.
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:07 pm to JOJO Hammer
Isn't it impossible for an anaconda to swallow a grown man? I thought their jaws weren't wide enough to go around the shoulders.
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:08 pm to JOJO Hammer
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Herp Center Network warns
As in Herp-Derp?
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:09 pm to Topwater Trout
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I really hope he tries it....so he will die.
Darwinism at its finest!
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:10 pm to SabiDojo
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sn't it impossible for an anaconda to swallow a grown man? I thought their jaws weren't wide enough to go around the shoulders.
Ummm no, it's happened before
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:10 pm to SabiDojo
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Isn't it impossible for an anaconda to swallow a grown man?
depends on what a grown man is. I doubt one could eat me. Still could suffocate me though and put a bunch of bite marks on my face.
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:10 pm to JOJO Hammer
What is a snake proof suit
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:11 pm to MSH
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Darwinism at its finest!
no shite, I don't think the snake tries to swallow until it senses no pulse or some other sign of life from its prey
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:12 pm to JOJO Hammer
Will he wink when he gets regurgitated?
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:12 pm to djangochained
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What is a snake proof suit
come on man! it's a giant rubber
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:12 pm to Hogwall Jackson
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Ummm no, it's happened before
Yikes!
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:13 pm to JOJO Hammer
What's so snake proof about the suit? Does it prevent an anaconda from crushing every bone in your body?
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:14 pm to stout
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Does he have buns?
ISWYDT
Posted on 11/5/14 at 1:14 pm to SabiDojo
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Yikes!
Yep, I don't want any part of that!
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