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Monkey

Discovery channel urged to drop stunt in which man gets eaten by snake

A coiled anaconda.
A coiled anaconda. Photograph: Ed George/Getty Images/National Geographic

Monkey never likes to be upstaged by a fellow jungle colleague, but is intrigued to see the result of Eaten Alive – a Discovery show in which naturalist Paul Rosolie feeds himself to a snake.

Yes, not content with having Nik Wallenda walk a tightrope between skyscrapers, Discovery’s next special on 7 December sees an anaconda swallow Rosolie, who will be wearing a snake-proof suit (you can’t get those at Asda).

Around 20,000 people have already signed a petition to boycott the show and Discovery is due to make an official statement about the programme.

Snakes alive (and Monkey hopes it will be); it makes I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here look like a walk in the park.

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