Althouse: "'I'm getting coils over me,' the naturalist could be heard saying as his helmet camera captured the inside of the snake's jaws."

December 8, 2014

"'I'm getting coils over me,' the naturalist could be heard saying as his helmet camera captured the inside of the snake's jaws."

"'She's got my arms pinned. She knows there's nothing I can do.' He then exclaimed: 'Oh god,' prompting his concerned wife to ask: 'Paul, are you ok?' Several tense seconds later, Mr Rosolie replied: 'I'm ok', yet his heart rate had noticeably increased. 'Paul, your heart rate is getting pretty high and your breathing is really labored,' one of the team members could be heard telling him. He replied: 'I'm trying to stay calm.... Stand by guys, I'm starting to feel like she's consuming me.' The snake then opened its mouth and latched on to Mr Rosolie's head. Mr Rosolie exclaimed: 'Guys, my face is down,' before shouting: 'I'm calling it, I need help!' as he feels his arm starting to break under the anaconda's grip."

Eaten-alive-by-a-snake-guy bails out early.

35 comments:

madAsHell said...: Jack-ass; 12/8/14, 10:22 AM
Mark said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 12/8/14, 10:33 AM
Mark said...: Just a repeat of Geraldo Rivera and the Capone Vault.

Its an old TV tradition to oversell these events.; 12/8/14, 10:34 AM
rhhardin said...: Will Cuppy suggests climbing a tree to get away from anacondas.

Anacondas also climb trees, he adds.; 12/8/14, 10:35 AM
Ignorance is Bliss said...: ...as he feels his arm starting to break...

How do you feel your arm starting to break? Did his arm break during his stunt? No? Then at no point did he feel it starting to break.; 12/8/14, 10:36 AM
Trashhauler said...: Well, that seemed pretty inevitable.; 12/8/14, 10:38 AM
Tank said...: Quitter !; 12/8/14, 10:41 AM
traditionalguy said...: Snakes know their business. The anaconda wanted to start by breaking his bones in a coiled slow squeeze so he would go down easier.

And if an Omamaconda wants to devour the USA it starts using a slow squeeze to break our Energy system bone, and then our Military bone, and our Border bone, and then our Dollar bone.; 12/8/14, 10:43 AM
Wince said...: It's like watching Marlon Perkins of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom playing "Just the Tip".; 12/8/14, 10:50 AM
Jason said...: So he's supposed to hang around until his arm actually breaks?

Is he on the Ferguson Police force or something?; 12/8/14, 10:50 AM
CStanley said...: I learned about this at a party last Friday evening. We got into a discussion of veterinary ethics because one of the guests who introduced the topic of this stunt mentioned that Discovery Channel had included a veterinarian on the team in case something went wrong and everyone wanted my opinion (I'm a vet) on whether or not the vet's first responsibility would be to help the snake.; 12/8/14, 10:53 AM
Hagar said...: Should think the vet's first impulse would be to call the police.; 12/8/14, 10:57 AM
traditionalguy said...: Kill the snake, kill the snake, kill the snake. That was alsothe Tea Party's first mantra referring to the Death Panels in the Obamacare Bill that the politicians ridiculed them for claimg were there.; 12/8/14, 11:00 AM
Known Unknown said...: DON'T TREAD IN ME.; 12/8/14, 11:01 AM
William said...: If there's one moment in life when one is absolutely entitled to feel panic, it's when one is being swallowed by an anaconda. Anacondas make very poor comfort animals and should not be left alone with small children. You learn a lot by watching the Discovery Chanbel.; 12/8/14, 11:06 AM
Wince said...: Marlin Perkins vs. The Anaconda

2:16 "He doesn't crush bone..."; 12/8/14, 11:06 AM
m stone said...: Publicity has nothing to do with ethology.

Rosolie also challenges my view of natural selection.; 12/8/14, 11:07 AM
Wince said...: Johnny Carson as Marlin Perkins: "Jim, you go wrestle the two-horned rhino in heat while I mix martinis for the native girls."; 12/8/14, 11:13 AM
PB said...: Of all the stupid human tricks...; 12/8/14, 11:14 AM
ObeliskToucher said...: PETA's all upset about this, so I'll admit to having mixed feelings. Reading their statement, it appears that they are protesting the lack of an informed consent form signed by the anaconda...; 12/8/14, 11:26 AM
PB said...: I was hoping to see him awarded a Darwin award this year.; 12/8/14, 11:28 AM
Unknown said...: dumbass; 12/8/14, 11:30 AM
Unknown said...: "Tasted Alive!"; 12/8/14, 11:32 AM
traditionalguy said...: Was the "Naturalist" saying, " I can't breath" yet?

That snake was the progenitor of aggressive choke holds.; 12/8/14, 11:38 AM
Sam L. said...: "An American naturalist filmed himself being 'eaten alive' by a snake for a TV stunt - but is now facing ridicule for getting his safety team to save him after just part of his head was consumed."

Like any of THEM would have let it go that far.; 12/8/14, 11:40 AM
Birkel said...: traditionalguy:
How many on the Left will call on the safety team to remove the Obamaconda from America's head before the body is well and truly destroyed?; 12/8/14, 11:54 AM
Curious George said...: Wisconsin should have done the same thing half way through the first...; 12/8/14, 12:40 PM
Birkel said...: That's just mean, Curious George.; 12/8/14, 2:19 PM
Paul said...: Well to be honest, the guy had no idea what a real Anaconda would do.

They are very very powerful and they do CRUSH their victims.

Clearly he didn't realize the snake would crush him BEFORE it ate him.; 12/8/14, 2:39 PM
Freeman Hunt said...: The snake brought him to his senses.; 12/8/14, 3:16 PM
Freeman Hunt said...: After they pulled him out, he immediately diced two servings of onions.; 12/8/14, 3:49 PM
lee said...: Still haven't gotten the time back I wasted on the all Am Capone vault fiasco. Thank you, Geraldo.; 12/8/14, 5:46 PM
lee said...: "Al Capone Vault fiasco"; 12/8/14, 5:46 PM
Bob Boyd said...: Unsatisfying. Premature release.

I didn't see it, but I'm wondering did he at any point hold up a sign that said, "I can't breathe"?; 12/8/14, 8:09 PM
Danno said...: Blogger Bob Boyd said...
Unsatisfying. Premature release.

I didn't see it, but I'm wondering did he at any point hold up a sign that said, "I can't breathe"?

12/8/14, 8:09 PM

If the snake were a NYC cop, Mayor DeBlasio would send him back for retraining!; 12/9/14, 12:36 AM