😨 Jeff Probst Reveals the Most Terrifying Moments Ever Filmed on ‘Survivor’ Following Jake Latimer’s Shocking Medical Emergency!

On the most recent episode of “Survivor 49” castaway Jake Latimer was medically evacuated from the competition after being bitten by a venomous snake. While Latimer is now back, safe and sound, in his native Canada, and celebrating the recent birth of his first son, Jax, the moment has quickly become one of the “scariest” moments in the show’s 25-year history.

After the episode aired on Wednesday (October 8), longtime “Survivor” host Jeff Probst opened up about the terrifying moment on the show’s official “On Fire” podcast, agreeing that very seldom has there been a more tense or nail-biting scenario since the series premiered in 2000.

Probst Names 2 Most ‘Terrifying’ Moments in ‘Survivor’ History

“I gotta say, from a production standpoint, you have camera operators, audio engineers, they have to get the sound, they have to get the pictures, but they have to stay out of the way of the medical team, because while we’re shooting it, it’s a life and death situation,” Probst told his podcast co-host, “Survivor” champ Jeremy Collins. “It’s only now that we knew he was okay. And I can tell you, next to Caleb in ‘Cambodia,’ this is the most terrifying situation we’ve ever dealt with on ‘Survivor.’”

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For fans who might not remember, Caleb Reynolds was a contestant on “Survivor: Kaoh Rong – Brains vs. Brawn vs. Beauty” in 2016. Despite being a social and physical threat, Caleb’s journey on the show was cut short after he suffered a brutal heatstroke and collapsed during a challenge. As one of the hottest seasons on record, topping out at 100 degrees, Caleb’s heatstroke and severe dehydration led to his eventual medical evacution from the game after on-site doctors were unable to keep his body temperature under control on the island.

While plenty of players have been medically evacuated due to infections, broken bones, or other wounds, few have been as serious and immediate as Jake and Caleb’s, leading Probst to define the moments as the most terrifying moments in “Survivor” history.

Perhaps the only other moment that comes close is the series’ first-ever medical evacuation. In Season 2, “The Australian Outback,” castaway Michael Skupin made history as the first player to leave the game without being voted out after smoke inhilation caused him to pass out and fall into a campfire. Skupin suffered third-degree burns to his hands and arms and was quickly flown out of the Outback for immediate treatment.

Will Season 49’s Intense Heat Lead to Another Medical Evacuation?

While Latimer’s recent evacuation was not heat-induced like Caleb’s, Probst has teased “Survivor 49” as one of the hottest seasons the show has ever seen. The sky-high temperatures have already seen contestants struggling to finish immunity challenges and stumbling over their words at Tribal Council. Could the record-breaking temperatures continue to take a toll on the castaways, or even lead to a second medical evacuation as the season progresses?