a man named paul rosolie tried his best to get swallowed by a giant anaconda. the end, the anaconda did not eat paul. it bit down on his helmet and decided to order pizza, instead. if you want to know what it feels like to be swallowed by an anaconda, try squeezing into a pair of spanx. am i right, ladies? [ applause ] you have to be both incredibly brave and incredibly stupid to try to get eaten alive by a -- the only thing i've ever eaten alive is activia yogurt. that's as adventurous as i get. to get the snake to swallow him, he wore a protective suit and covered himself in pickg's bloo. the things we do to get our partners to notice us. in case you did not tune in last night, here's a bit of what you missed. >> the first strike to paul's helmet. but the snake can't latch on. >> he's trying right now. i know she's saying, i'm going to kill this threat. >> are you okay? >> she's latched onto my arm. >> she's pissed. >> jimmy: of course she's pissed. we're all pissed. we were promised a man would be eaten on television and he didn't. he had to tap out from the

. >> reporter: you're looking at an anaconda trying to swallow paul rosolie. >> i can't feel my arms.sunday night's much hyped special mr s promised to show him get eaten alive, it left some viewers hungry for more. the two-hour even taking viewers deep into the amazon. >> get the helmet on. >> reporter: he even had a special carbon fiber suit built for the stunt, made to protect his rips so they would not be crushed. >> she's just tightening up. >> reporter: at one point, rosolie thinks his arm is going to break. >> you guys need to get in here. >> reporter: in the end, no meal to be had. his team rushing in to free him before he was eaten. >> get the head! >> reporter: viewers on social media exploding. some upset no one was really eaten alive. tweeting, "two hours of my life i can't get back." and "this dude's a quitter." discovery telling us in a statement, it was his absolute intention to be eaten alive. but the experiment had to be called when it became clear that paul would be very seriously injured if he continued on. but rosolie says despite the provocative concept, he's tryi

you promised paul rosolie would be eaten! hence the title "eaten alive ."ut you only gave us "cuddled alive"! that's just snake first base. and i'm not the only one angry. twitter tweeted, "next time i watch something called #eatenalive, somebody better get eaten alive." and "this guy had one job. literally one (bleep) job to get eaten alive and he (bleep) it up." (cheers and applause) it's outrageous! now, as angry as i am, discovery did have a cogent response. "paul created this challenge to get maximum attention for one of the most beautiful and threatened parts of the world, the amazon rain forest." true. there's no better way to bring attendance to the amazon rain forest than to cover yourself in pig's blood and climb into a snake's mouth. you see that, you think, "man, we gotta save those trees." just like the best way to save our oceans is to put on some flippers and bone a narwhal not easy in such cold water. (laughter) folks, with only six shows left, it is time to say -- (awwww) >> stephen: i know, i see that in the mirror every morning. it's time

from "eaten alive," paul rosolie. and music from bobby shmurda. with cleto and the cletones. ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" >> jimmy: thank you, everybody. thank you, cleto. hi, i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks to each and every one of you for coming. well, that's very ni.

from "eaten alive," paul rosolie. and music from bobby shmurda. with cleto and the cletones.mmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, everybody. thank you, cleto. hi, i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks to each and every one

while the special last night promised to see paul rosolie eaten alive, the two-hour event taking viewerszon, where rosolie and a team of trackers and scientists search and capture an 18-foot anacon anaconda, large enough to consume him whole. snake tries to suffocate him. the special helmet providing oxygen and cameras to film everything. >> i smell like dinner. >> reporter: it seemed like dinner was served. watch as the snake wraps him up. >> he's tightening up. >> reporter: at one point, he thinks his arm will break. >> you need to get in here. >> reporter: in the end, no meal was had. >> i had very labored breathing. it was spiking my heart rate even more. because that was stressful. >> reporter: viewers on social media exploding. some upset no one was eaten alive. tweeting two hours of my life i can't get back. and, this dude's a quitter. others comparing it to the let down of geraldo rivera's special about al capone's vault. he's alive and well. and even checked out by a veterinarian. despite the provocative concept, he's trying to bring attention to the amazon rain forest. >> this