The man performed the risky stunt last summer, says he was more worried about the snake than his own safety

Dec 2, 2014 14:57 GMT  ·  By

A few weeks ago, towards the beginning of November, the news broke that, come December 7, the Discovery Channel was to air a documentary showing naturalist and wildlife filmmaker Paul Rosolie being eaten alive by an anaconda.

At the time the rumor about this documentary hit the public, it was understood that the daredevil was yet to embark on this adventure. However, recent news on the topic says that Paul Rosolie performed the very risky stunt several months ago.

Seeing how the naturalist and wildlife filmmaker is still around to tell the tale of his experience, it's safe to assume that the stunt went well. That's right, it would appear that this guy somehow managed to escape an anaconda’s guts.

How Paul Rosolie's stunt played out

By the looks of it, it was this past summer that Paul Rosolie set out to explore the Peruvian rainforest hoping to find a snake big enough to eat him. Having spent about 60 days hiking through the region, he eventually came across a 25-foot (7.6-meter) female.

The wildlife filmmaker says that, after capturing this female with the help of a crew of over a dozen people, he put on a custom-made suit made of carbon fiber and modeled using a 3D scan of his body, and approached it.

To ensure that the reptile would in fact attempt to eat him, Paul Rosolie smeared pig blood all over his body and even tried moving around less like a human and more like an anaconda’s natural prey. Apparently, the snake was fooled and moved in for the kill.

Apparently, the contract Paul Rosolie signed by the Discovery Channel prevents him from revealing what exactly happened in the Peruvian rainforest after the daredevil put on his carbon fiber suit and offered himself as bait for an anaconda.

Still, the young naturalist admits that it was by far the most intense experience in his life. Interestingly enough, he claims that, while performing the stunt, he was more afraid about the snake's wellbeing than about his own.

“I didn’t want to stress the snake out too much. I wanted to make sure that the suit was smooth and wasn’t going to hurt the snake,” the man said, as cited by The New York Post. “I really wasn’t scared. We tested this suit and worked on this with experts, so we knew I was going to be safe,” he added.

OK, so how did he survive this experience?

Apart from being made of carbon fiber, the suit that Paul Rosolie put on before approaching the massive female anaconda was fitted with an oxygen supply that was expected to last him for about three hours, communication devices and even cameras.

What's more, information shared with the public says that, before venturing inside the belly of the beast, the man swallowed a high-tech pill that served to keep tabs on his vital signs. Still, the daredevil admits that access to oxygen was his main concern.

“The most important thing was oxygen. The idea of making it through the constriction, getting swallowed, and then suffocating inside the snake was terrible,” Paul Rosolie told the press in a recent interview.

Why on Earth did he do it?

As mentioned, the wildlife filmmaker maintains that he only let an anaconda eat him alive hoping to raise awareness of the need to protect rainforests and the creatures that populate them, anaconda snakes included.

In fact, Paul Rosolie maintains that, while hiking around the Peruvian rainforest this past summer, he and his colleagues got busy collecting information concerning the anaconda population in the region. Such information is expected to help implement conservation projects.

To get a better idea of what the Discovery Channel's and Paul Rosolie's upcoming documentary is all about, check out the two trailers below.

Eaten Alive will air this coming December 7 (5 Images)

Man claims he let an anaconda eat him alive
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