Anaconda bites Shane Warne on head
The juvenile Anaconda struck as Warne put his head in a box of different kinds of snakes.
(Web Desk) - Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne was treated by medics in the South African jungle after he was bitten on the head by a snake.
The former Australian Test cricketer was bitten on the South African jungle set of I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! during the latest challenge on the Network Ten reality show.
Warne received some small marks, but will bear no permanent scarring.
“The box contained anacondas, rat snakes and corn snakes. The juvenile anaconda is the one that actually struck Shane. It‘s non-venomous but very aggressive. Anacondas have 100 rear-facing teeth. Being bitten by one is like getting 100 hypodermic needles at once,” a Network Ten spokesperson reportedly told news.com.au.
In the show‘s Tucker Trial segment, Warne had to collect stars, which represented meals for his hungry camp mates, using only his mouth in the race-against-time challenge.
Host Dr Chris Brown had warned Warne beforehand to be careful, as the snakes will be able to smell a rat on him and think he is food.
The 46-year-old retired spin bowler dipped his head into a box full of slithering snakes and yelped as a feisty anaconda moved upwards and nipped him on the head.
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