| Eaten Alive | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Starring | Paul Rosolie |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Michael Sorensen Matthew Kelly |
| Producer | Meagan Davis |
| Production locations | Puerto Maldonado, Peru |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Production company | Expedition Amazon |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery Channel |
| Release | December 7, 2014 |
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Eaten Alive is an American 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 world's longest, in a remote location of the Amazon rainforest in the Puerto Maldonado, Peru.
The special was also purportedly to feature Rosolie being "eaten" by an anaconda, protected by a suit designed specifically for this purpose. He attempted to feed himself to an anaconda, and the snake did attack, but did not swallow Rosolie as the title of the special implied. The stunt itself was called off due to safety concerns.
After its premiere, Eaten Alive was widely criticized for false advertising. One critic compared the special to The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults — a television event that ended with a similarly disappointing outcome that did not meet promoted expectations.[1]
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.