‘Survivor’s Jeff Probst Particulars Contestant’s Snake Chew That Led to Medical Evacuation
He might not have gained Survivor, however Jake Latimer can nonetheless name himself a survivor.
The contestant on season 49 of the fact competitors sequence was airlifted out of Fiji and subsequently pulled from the sport after being bitten by a extremely venomous banded sea krait snake whereas standing within the water close to his tribe’s seashore, and now he is opening up in regards to the harrowing second for the primary time.
“I opened my eyes, and the snake is latched onto the underside of my foot, mouth broad open,” Jake recalled in an interview with Leisure Weekly revealed Oct. 9. “Nevertheless it did not harm on the time. I simply felt a tingling sort of sensation. And that is after I yelled to Alex. I am like, ‘Guys, I feel this factor simply bit me!’ Then, as we noticed on the present, all the pieces else sort of adopted after that.”
The 36-year-old, who was anticipating his first baby on the time, was then transferred by boat to manufacturing’s base camp to obtain remedy by the present’s medical employees, who he stated made him “really feel secure.”
