organ damage, and significant hospitalization costs.
This extraordinary act wasn’t a publicity stunt — it was intended to shock the public into supporting the protection of the Amazon rainforest.
An ecosystem whose destruction also threatens access to natural compounds used in diagnostics and chronic illness treatments.
Rosolie has spent more than 16 years working to protect wildlife and preserve vital ecosystems. His work spans Indonesia, Brazil, India, and Peru.
Often involving high-risk encounters that would normally require special liability insurance coverage or dangerous wildlife handling licenses.
His growing concern over dwindling snake habitats and the lack of public awareness led him to launch a controversial mission in 2014: to be consumed by a green anaconda on camera.
The event aired on the Discovery Channel’s “Eaten Alive”, promoted as a major fundraiser for rainforest preservation.
