Turtlepete
Well-Known Member
I just wanted to publicly rant on something so incredibly stupid that it deeply saddens me and furthers my belief that previously pretty dang cool shows like Animal Planet and Discovery Channel are now nothing more then frauds perpetrating idiotic falsities about animals, likely to further they're pocket (PETA or government pay-off to further legislation against exotic ownership? Likely). In the most recent offering of stupidity, we have EATEN ALIVE, the show about some acclaimed naturalist (crack-head?) who is to be swallowed by an anaconda.
Oh, but don't worry guys. He's wearing a "custom, specialized suit", that will apparently allow him to withstand the pressure of an animal that can crush a car. Because yes, indeed, an anaconda large enough to swallow an adult male Homo sapiens would probably crush a compact car.
But he's wearing a tether! So they'll pull him out, right? Wrong. The muscles snakes use to contract and thus swallow they're prey are outrageously strong….The musculature of a snake large enough to swallow an adult male (also keeping in mind, these are anacondas, the most heavy-bodied snakes) would not give up it's meal to…somebody pulling on a tether. Good luck with that.
But, lets exercise the benefit of the doubt. Let's say they actually FIND an anaconda large enough to swallow an adult male human in the Amazon (assuming such an animal exist. I can assure you all of the snakes shown in the preview are not near large enough). And lets just say somehow they entice the snake to try to eat him (I promise you, snakes that have been ripped from they're habitat and transported to a camp are going to be incredibly interested in feeding on a plastic-covered human). I'm no anatomist, but my best guess is that his rib cage will be crushed like Silly Putty and pierce his internal organs. Nice suit, buddy.
Will be interested to see how good they're CGI is.
Perhaps one of the most disgusting and absurd facts is how the media seems to make him out as some sort of hero. Paul Rosolie (the half-wit that is doing it) himself claims he is "advocating for conservation" by doing the stunt.
Because, of course, getting eaten alive by an anaconda is absolutely beneficial for conservation. It has nothing to do with being an excellent tool to breed mass public hysteria and fuel everyones' already-present (irrational) fears of being eaten alive by a snake. (The media in Florida recently claimed that a hybrid between a Burmese python and a venomous snake was loose in the everglades. Very real, very scary.)
I'll be sure to get myself eaten by a galapagos tortoise. Or maybe a leatherback. All in the name of conservation. Turtles can't eat humans alive you say? Tell that to the Discovery channel.
Oh, but don't worry guys. He's wearing a "custom, specialized suit", that will apparently allow him to withstand the pressure of an animal that can crush a car. Because yes, indeed, an anaconda large enough to swallow an adult male Homo sapiens would probably crush a compact car.
But he's wearing a tether! So they'll pull him out, right? Wrong. The muscles snakes use to contract and thus swallow they're prey are outrageously strong….The musculature of a snake large enough to swallow an adult male (also keeping in mind, these are anacondas, the most heavy-bodied snakes) would not give up it's meal to…somebody pulling on a tether. Good luck with that.
But, lets exercise the benefit of the doubt. Let's say they actually FIND an anaconda large enough to swallow an adult male human in the Amazon (assuming such an animal exist. I can assure you all of the snakes shown in the preview are not near large enough). And lets just say somehow they entice the snake to try to eat him (I promise you, snakes that have been ripped from they're habitat and transported to a camp are going to be incredibly interested in feeding on a plastic-covered human). I'm no anatomist, but my best guess is that his rib cage will be crushed like Silly Putty and pierce his internal organs. Nice suit, buddy.
Will be interested to see how good they're CGI is.
Perhaps one of the most disgusting and absurd facts is how the media seems to make him out as some sort of hero. Paul Rosolie (the half-wit that is doing it) himself claims he is "advocating for conservation" by doing the stunt.
Because, of course, getting eaten alive by an anaconda is absolutely beneficial for conservation. It has nothing to do with being an excellent tool to breed mass public hysteria and fuel everyones' already-present (irrational) fears of being eaten alive by a snake. (The media in Florida recently claimed that a hybrid between a Burmese python and a venomous snake was loose in the everglades. Very real, very scary.)
I'll be sure to get myself eaten by a galapagos tortoise. Or maybe a leatherback. All in the name of conservation. Turtles can't eat humans alive you say? Tell that to the Discovery channel.