Wildlife Biologist Adam Thorn Just Survived A Bite From A Massive Python

Adam Thorn might be one of the craziest guys around. The famous Australian host, adventurer and explorer recently allowed a six-foot python to bite his arm.

The host of Adam Thorn Presents, a show that features the most peculiar animals on the planet, was left screaming in the episode. The Perth, Australia native needed stitches in his arm after the reptile ripped his skin, causing it to bleed profusely.

The python had to be pulled away by a crew member after the Aussie daredevil was in obvious pain. The footage was recorded for a new TV series exclusive to the History channel.

Before the action-packed sequence, the snake was lying on the wooden table, with the TV host wearing a protective face mask as he approached the large reptile.

As he drew closer, the reptile suddenly lunged at his arm and bit him with intense precision. A crew member had to rush in to prevent further damage.

The clip is part of History Channel's new show called the "Kings of Pain." The episodes follow biologist Adam Thorn and pro-animal handler Rob "Caveman" Alleva as they get bitten and stung by the world's most notorious and dangerous animals.

In 1983, Dr. Justin O. Schmidt famously created the Schmidt sting pain index to rank the world's most painful bites and stings. In a twist, unique to the show, both Thorn and Alleva will be adding venomous bite to the index; ranking them on a 30-point scale.

There will also be new categories like bite intensity, duration and damage. The series will feature the duo on their quest to find the world's most elusive and treacherous animals in their natural habitat.

After capture, the pair will be ranking their pain index. Luckily for Thorn, pythons do not have venom; instead, they kill their prey by constriction.

If it were a venomous snake such as the King Cobra, the turnout would undoubtedly be different. Pythons are naturally timid creatures; attacks on humans are infrequent.

The snakes will only engage if they are threatened or mistake body parts for food. There have been recorded cases of pythons eating children in the past.

The biggest python that was captured in the wild is a 25-ft beast that weighs at least 350 lbs.