Cut Off the Head of the Snake

Cut Off the Head of the Snake
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Caramoan
Episode Number	9/15 (391)
Original Release	April 10, 2013
Viewership (in Millions)	9.38
Ratings/Share (18-49)	2.6/8
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Blindside Time"
Next	"Zipping Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
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Cut Off the Head of the Snake is the ninth episode of Survivor: Caramoan.

Story

Day 23

On Day 23, Malcolm planned to split the vote with Reynold and Eddie. He tried to convince Sherri and Dawn to get the others to go along with his idea, but Dawn planned on voting Malcolm out instead.

Day 25

At the Day 25 Immunity Challenge, the remaining 11 competed for immunity. Eventually, Brenda won by effectively using her cupped hands as a snorkel. Eddie flirted with Andrea back into the game, and Reynold foolishly handed his idol to Malcolm so he could get rid of the idol. The original target of the Stealth R Us 2.0 alliance was Malcolm, but Andrea felt that Malcolm would use a Hidden Immunity Idol, so she frantically convinced her alliance to vote off Michael minutes before Tribal Council. Malcolm had no votes at all, upsetting the mistaken Reynold. Ultimately, Michael Snow was blindsided by Phillip's ruling alliance. 

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Jump Shot
One member of each team will be the defender standing on a perch in the water while one at a time, members of the other tribe leap off a platform into the water and attempt to throw a ball past the defender and into the net. The first tribe to get four balls in the net wins.
Reward: A trip down a waterfall and a picnic lunch.
Winner: Purple Team (Eddie Fox, Erik Reichenbach, John Cochran, Michael Snow, and Reynold Toepfer)

Challenge: Last Gasp
The players must swim under a steel grate and stay above the water. As the tide rises, players will run out of breathing room. If the fear of drowning is too much, that person can bail out. The last person still under the grate wins the challenge.
Winner: Brenda Lowe

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 9: Enil Edam
Voted Against	Voter
Michael (7 votes)	Andrea, Brenda, Cochran, Dawn, Erik, Phillip, Sherri
Andrea (3 votes)	Eddie, Michael, Reynold
Reynold (1 vote)	Malcolm
Malcolm (used Hidden Immunity Idol)	None
VOTED OUT: Michael Snow

Voting Confessionals

	Malcolm	“	(voting against Reynold) The idea was this was a throwaway vote. After Phillip's little speech, I don't know what's going on anymore. Hopefully, something goes according to plan.	”

Final Words

	Michael	“	It has been a long, strange, weird, difficult journey. It's over. What can I say? I'm very disappointed. I wanted to go far and deep into the game, and I thought I could, but the Favorites are great players. They really are tight and they're playing hard and strong. I know it's gonna bust up eventually, but here I am. It's a bummer.	”

Still in the Running

Francesca 20th	Allie 19th	Hope 18th	Shamar 17th	Laura 16th	Brandon 15th	Matt 14th	Julia 13th	Corinne 12th	Michael 11th
Andrea Enil Edam	Brenda Enil Edam	Cochran Enil Edam	Dawn Enil Edam	Eddie Enil Edam	Erik Enil Edam	Malcolm Enil Edam	Phillip Enil Edam	Reynold Enil Edam	Sherri Enil Edam

Trivia

Other

• Erik and Brenda both competed in iterations of challenges they previously lost in their previous seasons.
• This is the first time since "Down and Dirty" that Malcolm lost a Reward Challenge. He had won 12 consecutive rewards.
  • This is the first time Malcolm and Andrea have lost a standalone Reward Challenge, excluding forfeitures.
  • Erik is now the only person this season to have won every Reward Challenge.