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Naked and Afraid: Scorpions and Snakes and Spiders, Oh My!

Posted on 03/24/2014 by Elizabeth in Naked And Afraid and General News

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By Ashley Thompson

 

This week we are in Madagascar with Jeff and Eva. Jeff is a devout Mormon from Idaho with a Primitive Survival Rating of 7.0, and Eva, a wilderness guide from Arizona with a PSR of 7.2. Their tools include a knife and a fire starter, which are good choices, however they're in the dry desert so starting a fire shouldn't be as difficult as finding a pot to boil water in when and if they find it. Their challenge is to survive 21 days in a dry desert valley, hike to water and other resources then hike another three miles to a mesa to build a rescue fire for evacuation.

You know you're in a great place when the episode starts off with Jeff saying a prayer and their only viable shelter is full of black widow egg sacks, each containing several hundred eggs ready to hatch at any time. With Jeff being an avid hunter and Eva wanting to preserve nature as much as possible, it seems this adventure is going to be full of contradiction. Yet we see Eva take a turn after two nights of paranoia are under her non-existent belt, "I would have loved to scorch those spiders myself!". Took you long enough, E.

With only some over-cooked snake and a bit of water over 13 days, Jeff and Eva are undoubtedly down quite a few pounds and very lethargic. They are visibly starving and dehydrated, having only consumed the caloric equivalent of half an apple each. Jeff, obviously lacking in brain power, spends an abnormal amount of time trying to get a small lizard, squandering way more energy than the lizard will be worth. When he finally catches it he bites the head off like a deranged caveman. This vendetta has gone too far and the effects of malnutrition are obvious. After the second time their major source of protein is ruined in an unintentional attempt to burn themselves out of their only shelter, this is the moment... will they quit at day 17?

Not without a last ditch effort to kill themselves, Jeff and Eva have to rock climb to their summit in order to start their fire. ::cue dramatic music::

***SPOILER ALERT!!!***

Their mission is accomplished and they can now shower. Yay!

Jeff leaves Madagascar 31 pounds lighter and a new PSR of 7.3. Eva is down 23 pounds with a new PSR of 7.4. Their pride, however, must be bigger than ever.

 

Photo courtesy of Discovery Channel


  


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