Fang

Fang was a tribe on Survivor: Gabon.

Fang was one of two tribes with 9 castaways that began in Want To See The Elephant Dung? (Part 1). The tribe was known for their extensive losing streak in challenges before dominating most of rival tribe Kota's member after the merge. Fang's tribe color was red.

Original
As Gabonese tradition dictates, the elders were given utmost respect. With this, the oldest cast members of both sexes will initiate a tribe-picking activity. The oldest female chose the members of Fang. The following castaways comprised the original Fang tribe, existing from Days 1-9: (In order of selection)
 * Gillian Larson (the oldest female), a retired nurse from Temacula, California
 * Gillian chose Crystal Cox, an Olympic gold medalist from Durham, North Carolina
 * Crystal chose Susie Smith, a hairdresser from Charles, Iowa
 * Susie chose Matty Whitmore, a fitness trainer from Pacific Palisades, California
 * Matty chose Randy Bailey, a wedding videographer from Eagle Rock, Missouri
 * Randy picked Dan Kay, a lawyer from Boston, Massachusetts
 * Dan chose GC Brown, a maintenance man from Portland, Oregon
 * GC chose Ken Hoang, a video game expert from Westminster, California
 * Michelle Chase, a music producer from Los Angeles, California (picked last by default)

First Tribal Swap
On Day 10, the tribes were swapped, the following castaways comprised the second version of the Fang tribe:


 * Ace Gordon
 * Crystal Cox
 * GC Brown
 * Jacquie Berg
 * Kelly Czarnecki
 * Ken Hoang
 * Matty Whitmore

The last castaway to be selected for a tribe would go to Exile Island, and join the tribe that went to Tribal Council, Fang lost, and the following contestants composed Fang after this:


 * Ace Gordon
 * Crystal Cox
 * GC Brown
 * Kelly Czarnecki
 * Ken Hoang
 * Matty Whitmore
 * Sugar Kiper

Second Tribal Swap
On Day 22, the tribes went to what they assumed was a merge feast. Afterwords, it was revealed that the tribes would swap again, the following castaways composed the third and final version of the Fang tribe:


 * Charlie Herschel
 * Corinne Kaplan
 * Randy Bailey
 * Matty Whitmore
 * Sugar Kiper

Trivia

 * From the beginning until the second tribe switch, the tribe's name was pronounced as /fɑng/ (pronounced "fong"), but since the second switch, it was changed to /fæng/ (sounded like how "fang" is usually pronounced in American English).
 * Fang is the last starting tribe to visit Tribal Council more than five times.
 * Matty Whitmore is the only original member of Fang to stay at Fang until the merger.
 * Among all the red tribes in Survivor history, Fang fared the worst from its predecessors, winning only four of Survivor: Gabon's thirteen challenges.
 * Fang, along with its rival Kota tribe, are the third and fourth tribes to have its tribe name originated from an actual tribe or ethnic group, following Survivor: Africa's Samburu and Boran tribes, which are also African-based tribes.
 * Fang and Kota are the only two tribes to be switched twice.
 * Fifteen of the eighteen castaways from the season were part of Fang at some point, compared to thirteen for Kota. The fifteen members are a Survivor record for a tribe.