In footage aired on the Discovery Channel on Sunday night - it airs on UK TV on Friday - 27-year-old Paul Rosolie and his 10-strong team tracked down the 20ft-long, 18st anaconda to the headwaters of the Amazon river. Donning a black armored suit, slathered in pig blood, Mr Rosolie then moved tentatively 'on all fours' toward the enormous beast as the cameras rolled and his wife, Gowri, watched. Seconds later, the female anaconda - one of the world's most fearsome creatures - pounced on its 5ft 9ins victim, latching on to his head, before constricting his arms and body.
Bloody bonkers. I don't want to ruin the program for anyone but it didn't actually happen. He said he could feel his arm breaking and called it off.
What a dozy pollock. Did he think the snake was just going to gently swallow him whole then spit him out again? The snake was going for the kill. It wasn't overly worried whether his arms got broken or not.