Eaten Alive is a nature documentary special which aired on Discovery Channel on December 7, 2014. The special focused on an expedition by wildlife author and entertainer Paul Rosolie to locate a green anaconda named Chumana, which he believed to be the worlds longest, in a remote location of the Amazon rainforest. The special was also purportedly to feature Rosolie being eaten by an anaconda, protected by a suit designed specifically for this purpose. Though Rosolie stated that the special was intended to draw attention to wildlife conservation and the destruction of the Amazon, the special was condemned prior to its premiere by critics and the animal rights group PETA as an inhumane publicity stunt oriented towards shock value, resulting in calls for Discovery Channel to pull the special. After its premiere, Eaten Alive was widely criticized for not containing the content that was originally promised by Discovery Channel whilst promoting the special; while it did feature Rosolie attempting to feed himself to an anaconda, the snake did attack, but did not swallow Rosolie as the title of the special implied, and the stunt itself was called off due to safety concerns. One critic went as far as to compare the special to The Mystery of Al Capones Vaults—a television event that ended with a similarly disappointing outcome that did not meet promoted expectations

• published: 02 Aug 2015
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