Talk about an invasive species.

A man in China's southeastern Guangdong province had to be hospitalized after inserting a 20-inch live eel into his buttocks, according to The Sun.

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The man told emergency crews he attempted the feat after seeing it in a porn movie.

According to Chinese news aggregation website Mop.com, the Asian swamp eel ate through the man's colon and got stuck in his body cavity.

The man underwent all-night surgery to remove the eel, which died shortly thereafter.

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According to The Sun, the man may face animal cruelty charges.

As hard as it may be to believe, this isn't the first time someone's tried this stunt.

A New Zealand man had to have an eel removed from his anus in 2012, and a man in China died after his friends inserted an eel into his buttocks as a joke in 2010.