A naturalist who created a snake-proof suit will allow himself to be swallowed alive by an anaconda for an upcoming television special.

In Eaten Alive, filmmaker Paul Rosolie intends to don the bulky suit and then willingly feed himself the Amazonian serpent, the largest of which can measure 30 feet long, the Daily Mail reports.

The Discovery Channel special has already drawn the ire of animal lovers who call the stunt an act of "animal abuse to the highest degree".

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