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Jake: NIGHTS HAVE BEEN GETTING REALLY, REALLY TOUGH ON MELISSA.

I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, AND I'M DEFINITELY

A LITTLE CONCERNED FOR HER, AND I'M GONNA GO OUT,

SEE IF I CAN'T MAYBE FIND SOME SNAKES,

SOMETHING THAT WE COULD HAVE FOR DINNER.

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Melissa: THIS IS, BY FAR, THE HARDEST ENVIRONMENT

I'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH.

I HAVE NEVER FELT THIS WEAK IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

I NEED TO FIND SOME FOOD.

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-MELISSA! -MELISSA!

-MELISSA! -MELISSA!

MELISSA!

Jake: I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE MELISSA IS.

SHE'S BEEN GONE FOR A WHILE NOW.

I WANT HER TO BE OKAY. I REALLY CARE ABOUT HER A LOT.

MELISSA!

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UGH!

-WE GOT TO GET TO WATER. -ALMOST THERE.

-HEY! GET OUT OF HERE! -HEY!

Man: I GOT A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS.

-WHOO!

Man #2: HOLY HELL.

-WE GOT THIS. -YEAH!

GET ME OUT!

Jake: THIS BLACK WATER FREAKS YOU OUT.

THREE DAYS UNTIL INSERTION,

AND I AM HARD PREPARING FOR THIS BIG ADVENTURE,

AND I'M WORKING AT BECOMING COMFORTABLE BEING NAKED AGAIN,

WHICH, FOR ME, IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT.

I ENJOY MY BODY.

OKAY, SO, I'M READING A NEWS ARTICLE RIGHT NOW.

"BREAKING NEWS -- MISSING WOMAN'S ARM

FOUND IN THE STOMACH OF AN ALLIGATOR,"

AND THAT IS RIGHT WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE.

HOLY CRAP.

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THERE IS A VERY EERIE FEELING TO BEING OUT IN THE SWAMPS.

IT DOES SMELL LIKE DEATH.

Narrator: BLACKWATER SWAMP --

A SURVIVALIST'S WORST NIGHTMARE.

SPANNING MORE THAN 6,000 ACRES,

IT'S PART OF FLORIDA'S TREACHEROUS WETLANDS

THAT ARE CRAWLING

WITH OVER 1 1/2 MILLION FEROCIOUS ALLIGATORS...

...AND JUST AS MANY DEADLY SNAKES,

AS AGILE ON LAND AS THEY ARE IN WATER.

THE WATER HERE IS SO BLACK,

IT PROVIDES PERFECT COVER FOR NORTH AMERICA'S

ONLY POISONOUS WATER SNAKE --

THE COTTONMOUTH.

DAILY STORMS WITH GALE-FORCE WINDS

CAN QUICKLY COVER UP THE LITTLE DRY LAND THERE IS,

DISORIENTING EVEN THE BEST NAVIGATORS

AND MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STAY DRY.

I BET THERE'S A LOT OF GATORS RIGHT NOW

THAT ARE WATCHING ME THAT I CAN'T SEE.

Narrator: IN A UNIQUE CHALLENGE, TWO ELITE VETERAN SURVIVALISTS

ARE RETURNING TO TAKE ON THIS PUTRID SWAMPLAND.

FACING SUFFOCATING HUMIDITY AND A FLOODED LANDSCAPE,

MELISSA AND JAKE WILL NEED ALL THEIR EXPERT PRIMITIVE SKILLS

TO SURVIVE HERE.

THIS IS GONNA BE AN AWESOME CHALLENGE.

I THINK I MIGHT HAVE SIGNED UP

FOR THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE.

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I HAVE SURVIVED IN MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOCATIONS.

I DID MY 21-DAY CHALLENGE IN AMAZONIA.

ROTISSERIE TARANTULA --

IT TASTES A LITTLE BIT LIKE BURNING HAIR.

I ATTEMPTED THE 40-DAY IN SOUTH AFRICA.

I ALMOST DIED.

I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

Man: ONE, TWO, THREE.

Jake: PEOPLE THINK I'M A LITTLE CRAZY FOR COMING BACK

AND TAKING ON THIS CHALLENGE YET AGAIN.

I PROBABLY AM.

I FEEL LIKE I NEED REDEMPTION.

I'VE GOT TO GO OUT THERE AND DO THIS.

I HAVE NEVER PUT MY SKILL SET TO THE TEST

IN A LOCATION LIKE THIS

WHERE WE'VE GOT GATORS, VENOMOUS SNAKES

THAT CAN TAKE YOU OUT IN A HEARTBEAT.

IF SOMEBODY ASKED ME, "WHAT'S THE ONE PLACE

YOU DON'T WANT TO SURVIVE IN?" I FOUND IT.

IT'S HERE.

IT'S GONNA BE RELENTLESS FOR 21 DAYS.

Melissa: THIS ENVIRONMENT IS NO JOKE.

I THINK THIS IS DEFINITELY GONNA BE THE ULTIMATE TEST.

I REALLY GOT TO BE ON TOP OF MY GAME,

AND I CAN'T BE MAKING FOOLISH DECISIONS.

I NEED TO WATCH EVERY STEP.

THIS IS MY THIRD TIME ON "NAKED AND AFRAID."

I WAS IN THE AMAZON JUNGLE FOR THREE WEEKS.

THIS WILL BE A GOOD MEAL.

AND I SURVIVED 40 DAYS IN AFRICA.

-YEAH. -YES!

Melissa: THIS IS GONNA BE THE HARDEST ENVIRONMENT

I'VE EVER SURVIVED IN.

I CAN DO ANYTHING I SET MY MIND TO.

I'M READY TO KICK ASS.

I'M READY JUST TO BE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.

I'M SO PUMPED.

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HOME, SWEET HOME.

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LET'S GO FIND A NAKED LADY.

HOPING SHE'S MY TYPE.

LOOKS LIKE I'M BACK IN MY ELEMENT.

LET'S DO THIS.

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Narrator: JAKE HAS RELIED ON HIS EXPERT PRIMITIVE SKILLS

IN MANY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS WORLDWIDE,

BUT THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST SURVIVAL TEST

IN FLORIDA'S DEADLY BLACKWATER SWAMP.

JAKE BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 8.0.

MELISSA PRIDES HERSELF ON BEING A HARD-CORE SURVIVALIST,

BUT HER SELF-CONFIDENCE WILL BE SEVERELY TESTED

IN HER MOST DEMANDING CHALLENGE YET.

SHE BEGINS WITH A PSR OF 7.7.

Melissa: HI.

JAKE NODAR!

HI. OH, MY GOSH.

HOW ARE YOU?

YOU SMELL WAY TOO GOOD FOR THIS CHALLENGE.

OH, THANK YOU. LIKEWISE.

AND OUR BABIES WOULD BE ADORABLE.

OH, I KNOW.

Melissa: I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED TO HAVE JAKE.

THIS IS A THIRD ROUND FOR BOTH OF US,

AND WE BOTH KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THROUGH THESE 21 DAYS.

I'M EXCITED. WE'RE GONNA KILL IT.

YEAH. HELL, YEAH.I FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT THIS.

ALL RIGHT, YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S IN OUR BAGS?

YEAH.

Narrator: JAKE AND MELISSA HAVE BEEN GIVEN A POT

TO PURIFY THE STAGNANT SWAMP WATER,

AND THEY'VE EACH BROUGHT A PERSONAL ITEM --

A FIRE STARTER AND A NEPALESE KUKRI KNIFE.

I HAVE THE MAP RIGHT HERE.

OH, THE MAP. OKAY.

I THINK WE ARE RIGHT HERE.

WHAT WE'RE GONNA NEED TO DO IS GO UPSTREAM THIS DIRECTION.

LOOK, SOME DRY LAND RIGHT UP HERE.

YEAH. WE DEFINITELY WANT TO BE AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE.

AND WE'LL HAVE TO WATCH FOR THE GATORS

WHEN WE DO THE RIVER CROSSING, FOR SURE. THAT'S...

ESPECIALLY SINCE THAT WATER IS, LIKE, BLACK.

YEAH, NOT GONNA SEE THEM COMING.

READY? YEAH. LET'S DO THIS.

OKAY.

MELISSA AND JAKE ARE WALKING UNPROTECTED

INTO THE BLACKWATER SWAMP,

WHERE THE ALLIGATORS CAN GROW TO MORE THAN 15 FEET IN LENGTH.

WEIGHING UP TO 1,000 POUNDS,

THESE FRESHWATER KILLERS CAN DELIVER A BITE

TWICE AS POWERFUL AS A GRIZZLY BEAR,

AND THEY CAN HIDE UNDERWATER FOR UP TO 24 HOURS,

DROPPING THEIR HEART RATE TO TWO TO THREE BEATS PER MINUTE,

ALLOWING THEM TO LIE IN WAIT FOR UNSUSPECTING PREY.

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UGH.

OH!

OH, GROSS.

STARTING TO SMELL LIKE SWAMP.

OH, GOD, IT SMELLS.

Jake: SWAMP-LIKE CONDITIONS,

GROSS, STAGNANT, SMELLY WATER.

EVERY 100 FEET DEEPER IN THAT WE GET, IT JUST GETS WORSE.

SMELLS LIKE ROTTING EGGS.

THAT IS HORRIBLE.

IT'S LIKE WE'RE HEADING STRAIGHT TO HELL.

EVERYTHING DOES LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME HERE.

LET'S JUST HOPE WE'RE NOT GOING IN CIRCLES.

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WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND HIGHER GROUND.

YEAH.

IT SEEMS LIKE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER

IS DEFINITELY HIGHER.

THAT LOOK LIKE IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE DRY PATCH OF LAND?

YEP. YEAH.

WANT TO GO CHECK THAT OUT?YEAH.

WE MIGHT JUST HAVE TO CROSS IT.

LET'S GET THERE.

HOPEFULLY, IT'S NOT TOO DEEP.

YEAH, KEEP OUR EYES OUT FOR GATORS.

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OH *BLEEP*

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

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IS THAT A GATOR CROSSING IT OVER THERE?

YES.

I MEAN, WE CAN'T CAMP ANYWHERE IN THIS, OR WE'LL BE...

NO. ...EATEN ALIVE.

NO.

THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

THE WATER IS THE GATOR'S TERRITORY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH A GATOR WHEN IT'S IN THE WATER.

WE NEED TO FIND A PLACE TO START BUILDING

A SHELTER AWAY FROM THE RIVER

BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT GATORS LITERALLY RIGHT BY OUR CAMP.

THIS MIGHT BE HIGH ENOUGH.

YEAH.

WE HAVE SOME SUNLIGHT PENETRATION.

AND THIS AREA SEEMS TO BE THE DRIEST.

ABSOLUTELY.

Jake: WE'RE BUILDING AN "A"-FRAME.

REALLY GIVES US A LOT OF EXTRA SPACE,

A LOT OF EXTRA ROOM FOR WOOD STORAGE

BECAUSE, OUT HERE, YOU NEED PLENTY OF DRY WOOD.

YES, QUEEN. OKAY.

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Melissa: YEAH, FIRE IS SO IMPORTANT HERE

BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY THING

THAT PROVIDES A SENSE OF DRYNESS.

Jake: GREAT JOB.

SO FAR, I AM REALLY HAPPY WITH MY PARTNER.

SHE'S GOT A CRAZY-STRONG WORK ETHIC.

THINK WE'RE GONNA REALLY KILL IT.

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OH *BLEEP*

I AM NOT FEELING AWESOME ABOUT THIS.

OH, MY GOSH. LOOKIT. WHEW!

OH, LOOK AT THE RIVER.

Melissa: IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY OUT.

EVERYTHING'S GETTING REALLY WET,

SO WE'RE JUST KIND OF HUNKERING DOWN IN OUR SHELTER RIGHT NOW,

JUST KIND OF WAITING OUT AND HOPING THAT IT PASSES US SOON.

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AAH!

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LAST NIGHT WAS LESS THAN GLAMOROUS.

IT RAINED QUITE A BIT. DIDN'T SLEEP VERY WELL.

UP ALL NIGHT FEEDING THE FIRE.

DAY 1 REALLY SUCKED.

WONDER WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TODAY.

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HOLY *BLEEP*

LOOK AT THE SIZE OF HIM.

HOLY *BLEEP*

DINNER. It's huge.

HEY, MELISSA. BLOCK THE WAY TO THE RIVER.

OKAY.

OKAY, I'M GONNA GO AROUND THIS END.

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*BLEEP*

THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WATER.

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*BLEEP*

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Jake: GATOR!

MELISSA, GET OUT.

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IT'S RIGHT THERE.

LITERALLY, LIKE, RIGHT THERE.

UM...

AND I SEE THE BUBBLE.

YEAH.

THAT'S PRETTY CRAZY THERE'S SOMETHING THAT BIG

SPLASHING SO CLOSE.

WHAT THE *BLEEP*

THE SPLASHES WE HEARD WERE LOUD.

THIS WASN'T A SMALL GATOR.

AND IT'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

JUST GONNA HAVE TO KEEP OUR EYES OUT WHENEVER WE GET IN.

THERE ARE GATORS EVERYWHERE,

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE ONE'S LUNCH.

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HERE. HERE, JAKE. PUT SOME OF THESE ON IT.

Melissa: I KNOW IT'S ONLY BEEN A FEW DAYS SINCE WE'VE BEEN OUT HERE,

BUT WE ARE ALREADY FEELING WEAK AND TIRED.

IT'S JUST ALL-AROUND COLDER AT NIGHT,

AND WE HAVE TO EXPEND ALL OF THIS ENERGY

TO KEEP THE FIRE BURNING.

I'M GOING ON CLOSE TO 48 HOURS OF NO SLEEP,

AND WE'RE OUT HERE WORKING HARD,

SO WE DEFINITELY NEED TO FIND SOME NOURISHMENT.

WE NEED SOME PROTEIN. YEAH.

WE'RE GOING ON A WALK TO LOOK FOR ANY SIGNS OF FOOD.

THESE MUSCLES NEED PROTEIN.

MM-HMM. GUN SHOW.

WE CAN'T FEEL THEM ALONE.

THERE'S FISH EVERYWHERE HERE.

HOPEFULLY NO ALLIGATORS. YEAH.

WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON FISH TRAPS TODAY.

THERE ARE CLEARLY SOME VERY LARGE FISH IN THIS RIVER,

AND, HOPEFULLY, BE GRILLING FISH IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

Melissa: THERE'S A REALLY GOOD CURRENT IN THIS RIVER,

SO THE BEST TYPE OF TRAP TO DO OUT HERE

WOULD BE KIND OF A CURRENT TRAP.

THE DESIGN IS REALLY SIMPLE.

BASICALLY, WE TAKE STICKS AND MAKE AN ENCLOSURE,

AND THEN WE CORRAL, MAKE A LEADING ENTRANCE

INTO THAT CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE.

THE FISH, THEY TEND TO STAY IN THAT LITTLE POOL AREA.

Jake: YOU DON'T EVEN NEED BAIT, BECAUSE IF A FISH,

TURTLE, BULLFROG, WHATEVER, FLOWS IN THERE,

IT'S VERY CHALLENGING FOR THEM TO TURN AROUND,

GO UPSTREAM, AND FIND THE NARROW EXIT.

THAT'S GREAT.

THAT LOOKS GOOD.

LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE.

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IT'S LOOKING VERY, VERY CREEPY VERY QUICK.

I THINK WE'RE ABOUT TO GET HIT.

WE HAVE SOMETHING REALLY STRONG COMING IN.

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Jake: THE WINDS ARE REALLY SERIOUS AROUND HERE.

WE HAVE GOT CRAZY DEBRIS FALLING FROM TREES

HUNDREDS OF FEET UP, HITTING OUR SHELTER, COMING INTO OUR CAMP.

WE JUST REALLY WANT TO GET THROUGH THIS

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NUTS.

EVERYTHING IS FLOODED.

THIS ALL USED TO BE COMPLETELY, COMPLETELY DRY.

CRAZY.

Jake: HAVING A STORM THIS SIGNIFICANT,

IT JUST KIND OF SUCKS THE LIFE RIGHT OUT OF YOU.

I MEAN, A FLASH FLOOD COULD LITERALLY WIPE US OUT

AND KILL US.

Melissa: THIS ENVIRONMENT IS JUST THE WORST

THAT I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED ON A "NAKED AND AFRAID" CHALLENGE.

42-DEGREE NIGHTS IN AFRICA

IS NOTHING COMPARED TO SITTING IN SHEER MUD

AND SMELLY SWAMP WATER.

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU WANT TO GO LOOK AT THE FISH TRAP

AND SEE THE DAMAGE.

HOPE FOR THE BEST.

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CAN'T BELIEVE THIS WAS JUST DRY GROUND YESTERDAY,

AND NOW WE'RE WALKING THROUGH A STREAM.

OH, MY GOD. LOOK HOW HIGH UP IT IS.

Melissa: NOT GOOD.

I CAN'T TELL IF THIS SECTION'S GONE OR JUST UNDERWATER.

THE BAD PART ABOUT THIS IS, ANY FISH GETTING TRAPPED IN HERE

IS JUST GONNA SWIM RIGHT UP OUT THE TOP NOW.

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*BLEEP*

FEELING LIKE I'M GETTING WAY MORE ANXIOUS NOW.

AT THIS POINT, I MIGHT EAT AN INJURED OR SICK ANIMAL

OR A DEAD ONE.

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LOOK AT THAT.

A LITTLE GATOR.

-OH, YEAH. -OVER THERE, TOO.

YEAH.

I WANT TO EAT IT.

THAT'S AN OPTION. WE'VE GOT THEM HERE.

WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES

TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

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Jake: THIS MORNING, WE ARE GOING TO HEAD OUT,

TRY TO GO AFTER SOME GATORS.

Melissa: WE KNOW THERE ARE SMALLER GATORS IN THE AREA

THAT WE THINK THAT WE COULD WRESTLE AND HUNT.

WE ARE MUDDING UP, AND I AM GOING TO LET MELISSA

GIVE ME A NICE SMOKY EYE.

WE'RE GONNA BE IN THEIR TERRITORY.

IF THEY'RE NOT ON DRY LAND, THE RISK IS HUGE.

THEY CAN DROP INTO THAT DARK WATER.

THEY COMPLETELY HAVE ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION.

THESE THINGS HAVE HUGE, POWERFUL JAWS,

SO EVEN A SMALLER ONE CAN INFLICT SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE.

BUT WITH EVERYTHING IN SURVIVAL,

YOU'RE ALWAYS WEIGHING OUT RISK vs. REWARD.

WE'RE UP AGAINST A WALL RIGHT NOW.

WE NEED TO EAT SO WE CAN GET TO DAY 21.

OKAY. GO SEE IF WE CAN'T FIND A GATOR.

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WE ARE GOING TO A PLACE WHERE WE THINK GATORS MIGHT BE

MORE LIKELY TO BE AT.

A PLACE WITH SUN FOR THEM TO BASK.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR 2-FOOT, 3-FOOT GATORS UP ON LAND

SO WE CAN HUNT THEM.

I'M NOT SEEING ANY REAL, LIKE, SLIDES

ON THE SIDE OF THE RIVERBANK

WHERE THEY MIGHT BE GOING IN AND OUT.

DOWN A LITTLE FARTHER MAYBE?ABSOLUTELY.

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THOSE BIG GATORS.

YEAH.

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Okay.

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GATORS.

WHERE?

IT'S WHERE THAT DOUBLE-DOWN LOG IS.

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HOLY CRAP.

*BLEEP* *BLEEP*

I'M NOT *BLEEP*

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OKAY.

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HOLY CRAP.

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Jake: *BLEEP* *BLEEP*

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OH, MY GOD. HOLY *BLEEP*

WE'RE NOT MESSING AROUND WITH SOMETHING THAT BIG.

WE KNOW OUR LIMITS.

YEAH. IT WAS MASSIVE.

THAT SCARED THE BEJESUS OUT OF ME.

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Jake: NOW THAT THE RAINS HAVE LET UP FOR A FEW DAYS,

HOPEFULLY THE ANIMALS WILL BE COMING BACK OUT,

AND WE CAN FINALLY CATCH A MEAL.

YEAH.

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YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'M FINE.

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THIS LAND IS COMPLETELY FLOODED.

THERE'S NO WAY TO TRACK ANYTHING.

HOLY CRAP.

THERE'S A RATTLESNAKE.

IT'S A PYGMY RATTLER.

Narrator: THE PYGMY RATTLESNAKE, DESPITE ITS SIZE,

IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MORE HUMAN SNAKEBITES

THAN ANY OTHER VENOMOUS SNAKE IN FLORIDA.

HI, BUDDY.

OH, OH, OH, OH, OH.

GET IT. YEAH.

GOOD.

OKAY.

LET'S SEE YOUR HEAD.

A LITTLE CLOSER.

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YAY. YES.

THAT'LL BE GOOD TO EAT TONIGHT.

IT'S KIND OF ALARMING.

ONE LITTLE SLIPUP, AND THOSE THINGS

ARE GONNA BE PUTTING SOME SERIOUS VENOM INTO YOUR LEG.

WE ARE COMING HOME WITH A FAT PYGMY RATTLESNAKE,

AND WE ARE GOING TO FEAST TONIGHT.

THAT'S SO AWESOME.

YEAH.

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Narrator: PYGMY RATTLERS ARE VIVIPAROUS,

MEANING THEY DON'T LAY EGGS, BUT GIVE BIRTH TO LIVE YOUNG.

Melissa: AFTER SKINNING THE LARGER SNAKE,

WE COME TO FIND LITTLE BABY SNAKES.

IT IS HARD TO KILL AND EAT BABY SNAKES,

BUT WE'RE STARVING OUT HERE,

AND WE NEED EVERY AMOUNT OF FOOD WE CAN GET.

Jake: THAT IS GONNA BE SO GOOD.

OKAY, CHEERS.

CHEERS.

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OH, IT'S SO GOOD.

MM-HMM.

THESE SMALLER SNAKES, YOU CAN EAT THE BONES,

SO IT HAS A VERY, VERY CRISPY TEXTURE,

AND IT TASTES A LITTLE BIT LIKE CHICKEN.

THESE MAKE ME NERVOUS.

OH, GOSH.

OKAY. READY?

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MMM.

OH, THAT'S DELICIOUS.

YEAH, THAT IS REALLY NICE.

WE NEED TO KILL MORE SNAKES THAT ARE PREGNANT.

GOALS.

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HAS BEEN RAINING FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 HOURS.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY OUT.

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WE'RE IN FULL-FLEDGED THUNDER, LIGHTNING, AND POURING RAIN.

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IT IS STILL POURING RAIN.

Jake: THE STORMS KEEP COMING AGAIN, AGAIN, AND AGAIN.

I DON'T LIKE IT AT ALL.

THIS IS, BY FAR, THE HARDEST ENVIRONMENT

I'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH.

EVERY DAY, THERE'S A STORM, AND THAT IS SUPER-SCARY.

THE SKIN RIPPED OFF, AND IT JUST STARTED PUS'ing.

IT'S JUST SUPER-PAINFUL,

AND I FEEL THAT FEELING ON MULTIPLE PLACES ON MY BODY.

*BLEEP*

OUR ENTIRE SHELTER IS IN STANDING WATER.

THIS IS THE BOTTOM OF OUR ENTIRE SHELTER.

*BLEEP* THE RIVER IS RISING!

-YEAH. -WE MIGHT GET FLOODED OUT.

*BLEEP*

OH *BLEEP* *BLEEP*

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Jake: AFTER SOME MASSIVE STORMS,

I AM WORRIED WITH HOW WET THE GROUND IS.

NOTHING IS STOPPING THE ALLIGATORS FROM NOW

JUST COMING RIGHT OVER THE BANK AND RIGHT AROUND OUR SHELTER.

NIGHTS HAVE BEEN GETTING REALLY, REALLY TOUGH ON MELISSA.

I'M DEFINITELY A LITTLE CONCERNED FOR HER.

THE STORMS REALLY SEEM TO PUT HER

INTO A VERY NEGATIVE HEADSPACE.

Melissa: THIS CHALLENGE IS NOTHING BUT HIGHS AND LOWS,

AND I'M DEFINITELY EXPERIENCING SOME MAJOR LOWS RIGHT NOW.

I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS SLEEP-DEPRIVED IN MY LIFE.

Narrator: THE SEVERE LACK OF PROTEIN AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS

ARE LOWERING THE AMOUNT OF DOPAMINE IN MELISSA'S BRAIN.

DOPAMINE HELPS THE BODY REGULATE MOTOR SKILLS AND EMOTIONS.

LOW LEVELS COULD MAKE MELISSA FEEL ANXIOUS AND DISORIENTED.

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Jake: I'M GONNA GO OUT ON A SOLO WALK,

SEE IF I CAN'T MAYBE FIND SOME SNAKES,

SOMETHING THAT WE COULD HAVE FOR DINNER FOR THE TWO OF US.

CAN I SLEEP FOR, LIKE, 20 MORE MINUTES,

AND THEN I'LL BUST MY ASS?

Jake: DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. YEAH.

YEAH, DON'T FEEL GUILTY ABOUT THAT AT ALL.

I MEAN, I'M KIND OF GOING AT A SLOW PACE MYSELF,

AND I'M PROBABLY GONNA NEED A NAP WHEN I FINISH UP THIS,

SO JUST, YEAH.

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Melissa: WHEN YOU'RE OUT HERE, YOU JUST HAVE YOUR THOUGHTS.

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THIS CHALLENGE GETS TO SO MANY PEOPLE

BECAUSE THOSE THOUGHTS START TO DRIVE YOU INSANE.

YOUR MIND JUST GOES IN A MILLION DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS OUT HERE,

AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY TO DO, YOU CAN'T STOP IT.

CAN'T STOP THE THOUGHTS.

VERY TIRED.

I FEEL WEAKNESS.

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MELISSA.

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MELISSA?

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MELISSA!

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MELISSA IS GONE.

SHE'S BEEN GONE FOR A WHILE NOW,

AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE SHE IS.

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SHE LEFT HER BAG.

THAT IS WEIRD.

NO, DEFINITELY NOT.

MELISSA! -MELISSA!

SHE DIDN'T TAKE ANYTHING WITH HER.

SHE'S NOT RESPONDING TO ANYONE'S CALLS.

WE HAVE OVER A DOZEN PEOPLE OUT LOOKING FOR HER,

AND NO ONE'S BEEN ABLE TO FIND HER YET.

-MELISSA! -MELISSA!

MELISSA!

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-MELISSA! -MELISSA!

-MELISSA! -MELISSA!

Jake: I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE MELISSA IS.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SCREAMING ALL OVER THIS TERRITORY

WITH NO RESPONSE.

-MELISSA! -MELISSA!

Jake: MELISSA!

GOING UP AND DOWN THIS RIVER, I'M SEEING GATORS.

I'M SEEING ALLIGATORS ALL OVER AND, YOU KNOW,

JUST HOPING, YOU KNOW, THAT NOTHING HAPPENED,

HOPING THAT ALL OF THESE TERRIBLE THOUGHTS

THAT ARE CLIMBING INTO MY HEAD ARE ALL WRONG.

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Man: MELISSA!

Narrator: AFTER TWO HOURS OF SEARCHING FOR MELISSA WITH NO SUCCESS,

THE PRODUCERS CALL IN LOCAL SEARCH-AND-RESCUE UNITS.

Jordan: WE'RE FANNING OUT IN A GRID, BOTH THE FILM CREW

AND THE SEARCH-AND-RESCUE CREW.

WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO TRY AND FIND HER

AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

Man: MELISSA!

WE'VE BEEN COMBING THIS PLACE.

I'VE BEEN HELPING AS MUCH AS I CAN.

AND THERE WAS A WOMAN RECENTLY EATEN

BY A GATOR NOT FAR FROM HERE.

Man #2: MELISSA!

AND YOU REALLY START WONDERING

IF THIS IS GONNA BE A MISSING-PERSONS THING

OR IF WE ARE LOOKING FOR A BODY.

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UM, I WANT HER TO BE OKAY.

I REALLY CARE ABOUT HER A LOT.

Man: MELISSA!

-MELISSA! -MELISSA!

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Man #2: OH, THEY DID FIND HER.

Narrator: 3 1/2 MILES AWAY, THE RESCUE TEAM HAS FOUND MELISSA,

WHO APPEARS TO BE UNHARMED.

SHE'S TAKEN TO THE MEDIC TENT TO HAVE HER CONDITION ASSESSED.

ALL RIGHT.

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MELISSA'S VITAL SIGNS ARE CHECKED,

AND AFTER A THOROUGH EXAMINATION, THE MEDICAL TEAM,

CONFIDENT SHE IS STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTINUE,

CLEARS HER TO RETURN TO THE CHALLENGE.

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I'M SO SORRY.

YOU OKAY?

I'M SO SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE OKAY.

I'M SO, SO SORRY, JAKE.

I DID NOT MEAN TO SCARE YOU LIKE THAT.

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THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS GOING THROUGH MY HEAD RIGHT NOW.

JUST THE THOUGHT OF GETTING LOST OUT HERE

AND POTENTIALLY NOT MAKING IT BACK.

IT'S ONE OF THE SCARIEST THINGS I'VE EVER DEALT WITH.

Jake: WHAT HAPPENED?

WHERE'D YOU GO?

I STARTED GOING THROUGH THE WOODS THERE,

CUT ACROSS, AND I WAS TRYING TO COME BACK,

AND I WAS GOING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

OH. I JUST WAS GOING, GOING,

AND THEN I WAS LIKE, "HOLY *BLEEP*

I HAVE BEEN WALKING FOR, LIKE, 3 MILES AT LEAST,"

AND I JUST GOT TURNED AROUND.

I'M SORRY THAT I DID THAT TO YOU.

NO, IT'S JUST, I MEAN, I SPENT FOUR HOURS OF MY AFTERNOON

LITERALLY IN THE POURING RAIN WALKING UP

AND DOWN THE RIVER LOOKING FOR YOUR BODY.

I MEAN, I'M THRILLED YOU'RE OKAY,

BUT IT'S JUST, LIKE, I'M NUMB RIGHT NOW.

JAKE IS PHYSICALLY UPSET, AND IT'S KILLING ME RIGHT NOW.

I CARE FOR HIM SO MUCH,

AND I WOULD NEVER, EVER WANT TO HURT HIM.

THIS WAS A STUPID, STUPID DECISION TO JUST --

TO GO OFF AND VENTURE TOO FAR FROM CAMP.

IF I HADN'T BEEN FOUND,

I COULD HAVE BEEN IN SOME DEEP TROUBLE,

AND I WANT TO GO FORWARD STRONG AND MAKE POSITIVE DECISIONS

THAT ARE NOT GONNA JEOPARDIZE ME OR JAKE'S SITUATION.

DO YOU THINK MENTALLY YOU'RE IN A FINE-ENOUGH PLACE

TO KEEP GOING ON?

YES.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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♪♪

EXTRACTION IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER,

AND MY BIGGEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW

IS TO FINISH THIS STRONG WITH MY PARTNER.

I'M GONNA HEAD UP TO GO LOOK FOR FOOD.

DON'T WORRY. I WON'T VENTURE TOO FAR.

ALL RIGHT.

TRY TO AVOID BEING EATEN.

THESE CHALLENGES MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME.

THEY ARE WHO I AM.

I'M HERE TO FIGHT THIS TO THE END.

GONNA GO START GETTING FIREWOOD.

♪♪

♪♪

HOLY CRAP.

HOLY *BLEEP*

I JUST FOUND A SNAKE.

OH.

IT'S HUGE.

OH. OH *BLEEP*

♪♪

HERE IN THE SWAMP, THERE ISN'T TOO MUCH

TO REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY DAY,

BUT WE DO HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL LUXURY.

IT'S A MOSS-COVERED STUMP,

AND IT IS THE MOST WONDERFUL TOILET

YOU COULD IMAGINE IN A SURVIVAL SETTING.

IT'S REALLY NICE HAVING SOMETHING TO ACTUALLY SIT ON

AND GO TO THE BATHROOM HERE.

I'VE NEVER HAD THAT BEFORE, SO, YEAH,

MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE HUMAN.

I MEAN, HOW MANY PEOPLE GET TO SIT

ON A MOSS-COVERED TOILET AND BLAST A DOOKIE?

SO BLESSED.

SO, SO BLESSED.

♪♪

HOLY *BLEEP*

I JUST FOUND A SNAKE.

IT'S HUGE.

OH. OH *BLEEP*

♪♪

OKAY.

HEAD DOWN.

OH, QUICK.

OH, THAT'S A NICE-SIZED SNAKE.

LIKE, SOME SORT OF RIBBON GARTER SNAKE.

Narrator: A RIBBON SNAKE IS NOT VENOMOUS,

BUT ITS TEETH ARE AS SHARP AS HYPODERMIC NEEDLES,

AND IT'S CAPABLE OF INFLICTING MANY PAINFUL BITES

IN QUICK SUCCESSION.

OH, THAT'LL BE A GOOD MEAL.

OH!

♪♪

SAW THIS NICE-SIZED SNAKE, SO...

HOLY SMOKES. LOOK AT THAT.

SO, THAT'S PRETTY -- I'M, LIKE...

NO, THAT'S SUBSTANTIAL. YEAH.

THAT'S GREAT. GOOD FIND.THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE OUT HERE, STARVING,

AND HERE COMES MELISSA,

AND SHE'S GOT A BIG OLD SNAKE IN HER HAND.

OH, MY GOD. IT'S FANTASTIC.

AH! FOOD PORN.

♪♪

I AM FEELING SO GRATEFUL RIGHT NOW.

ONE MEAL LIKE THAT CAN BE A GAME CHANGER OUT HERE.

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♪♪

Melissa: I'VE BEEN WAITING THREE WEEKS FOR TODAY.

I AM SO EAGER TO GET OUT, BUT THE TERRAIN OF THIS AREA

HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED SINCE WE FIRST GOT HERE.

THERE'S SO MUCH RUNNING WATER THROUGH THESE GROUNDS.

GATORS ARE GOING TO BE EVERYWHERE.

DEFINITELY GONNA BE ON HIGH ALERT.

THIS IS GONNA BE REALLY ROUGH.

OH, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS EXTRACTION ROUTE.

SO, WE'RE RIGHT IN THIS AREA.

Narrator: MELISSA AND JAKE FACE A DANGEROUS 5-MILE TREK

THROUGH THE BLACKWATER SWAMPS,

AVOIDING DEADLY ALLIGATORS AND EXTREMELY TOXIC WATER MOCCASINS

THAT CAN TAKE THEM OUT WITH A SINGLE BITE.

THEY WILL NEED TO KEEP TRACK OF THE RIVER --

AN ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING TASK

IN A COMPLETELY FLOODED LANDSCAPE.

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THIS COULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DRY THE OTHER DAY.

THIS ALL JUST KIND OF BLENDS TOGETHER.

IT'S CRAZY.

Melissa: WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW THE RIVER,

BUT NAVIGATING THIS TERRAIN IS REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT.

WITH THE SUN, THAT DEFINITELY FEELS SOUTH.

I AGREE.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO GET LOST AGAIN.

YEAH.

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OOF! IT'S GETTING DEEP.

I AM REALLY SCARED THAT IT'S ONLY GONNA GET DEEPER.

LET'S JUST GO AND SEE.KNOCK IT OUT.

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THOSE BIG GATORS.

YES.

♪♪

OH *BLEEP*

GATOR.

♪♪

OH, MY GOD.

OH!

MELISSA!

YOU OKAY? OH, YEAH.

ALLIGATOR.

THAT ONE.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.

YEAH.

♪♪

THIS BETTER BE LEADING TO A RIVER.

YEAH, LOOKS LIKE IT'S FLOWING AHEAD UP HERE.

THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

THAT LOOKS LIKE ACTUAL RIVER.

OH, MY GOD. THIS HAS GOT TO BE IT.

THIS IS DEFINITELY A RIVER.

HI!

-WHOO! -HELLO!

LET'S GO, RIGHT? -YEP.

♪♪

THIS, HANDS DOWN, WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT

THAT I HAVE HAD TO SURVIVE.

IT DEFINITELY PUSHED ME MENTALLY

MORE THAN ANY OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES HAVE.

40 DAYS IN SOUTH AFRICA WAS NOT AS MENTALLY TRYING

AS 21 DAYS HERE IN THE SWAMPS.

GOODBYE, SWAMP!

NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!

HAVING TO DEAL WITH CONSTANT BEATING STORMS

WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAD NEVER DEALT WITH BEFORE,

AND ONCE AGAIN, I LEARNED THAT I'M A COMPLETE BADASS.

GETTING LOST OUT HERE WAS SUPER-DEVASTATING.

JAKE REALLY HELPED ME.

I HONESTLY FEEL SO BLESSED TO HAVE HAD HIM BY MY SIDE.

Jake: MELISSA GETTING LOST WAS DEFINITELY

ONE OF THE SCARIEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE.

BUT I LUCKED OUT.

I TRULY GOT AN ALL-STAR WITH MELISSA AS MY PARTNER.

I'M SO PROUD OF US.

WE DID AWESOME.

Narrator: JAKE LOST A TOTAL OF 37 POUNDS DURING THE CHALLENGE.

HIS PSR RISES TO AN 8.6.

MELISSA'S GOING HOME 19 POUNDS LIGHTER.

HER PSR INCREASES TO AN 8.1.

WHOO!

Jake: GET US THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE I RETURNED FROM THE SWAMPS.

I HAVE PUT ON CLOSE TO 30 POUNDS,

AND I CAN'T STOP EATING.

I'M HAPPY TO BE HOME.

I JUST HOPE I CAN STOP EATING FAIRLY SOON

BECAUSE IT'S GETTING OUT OF CONTROL.