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The Discovery Channel has been urged not to show footage of a man being eaten alive by a snake because it is 'animal cruelty'. New Jersey native Paul Rosolie fed himself to a 30ft green anaconda in the Amazon rainforest for a program that is due to air on December. But more than 21,000 people have signed a petition saying the stunt should not be televised because of the perceived risks to the animal, and claims that it 'reinforces the negative stereotype of snakes'.