He's a Snake, but He's My Snake

He's a Snake, but He's My Snake
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Gabon
Episode Number	5/14 (251)
Original Release	October 23, 2008
Viewership (in Millions)	13.81
Ratings/Share (18-49)	4.4/12
Episode Chronology
Previous	"This Camp Is Cursed"
Next	"It All Depends on the Pin-Up Girl"
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He's a Snake, but He's My Snake is the fifth episode of Survivor: Gabon.

Story

“	In the wake of a tough loss, an emotional outburst causes one castaway to become a target. Meanwhile, large appetites combined with dwindling rations create an air of resentment at one camp.	”
—Episode Synopsis

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Snake in the Grass
The tribes would be tethered to a 20-foot (6.1 m) long, 200-pound (91 kg) cloth snake. The tribes would start at opposite ends of an oval course. Both tribes would run counter-clockwise around the course and try to catch up to the other tribe. If a tribe member could not continue, they may unhook themselves from the snake and the remaining tribe members would continue the challenge. The first tribe to catch the other tribe and touch one of the opposing tribe members would win.
Reward: Croissants, fruit tarts, chocolate éclairs, coffee, and tea.
Winner: Kota (exiled Sugar Kiper)

Challenge: Jungle Relay
The tribes would divide into three pairs. Each pair would be tethered together by a rope. The first pair would crawl under a cargo net, race through the jungle, go through an obstacle, retrieve two sections of a flag pole, and return to the starting line. The next pair would run the same course with an additional obstacle to retrieve the next two pieces of the flag pole. The final pair would run the course with two additional obstacles and retrieve the final two pieces of the flag pole. The first tribe to collect all of the flag pole pieces and assemble their flag would win.
Winner: Kota

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 6: Fang
Voted Against	Voter
Kelly (5 votes)	Ace, Crystal, Ken, Matty, Sugar
Crystal (1 vote)	Kelly
VOTED OUT: Kelly Czarnecki

Voting Confessionals

Ace's confessional was shown in the episode. Crystal's vote was not shown during her confessional.

	Ace	“	(voting against Kelly) My dear, this has been a long time into coming. Hopefully, it happens tonight.	”

	Kelly	“	(voting against Crystal) To the actress: A, you need a bigger personality; B, you definitely aren't as tough as you look; C, we used to be girls, but I don't know what happened. Peace out.	”

	Matty	“	(voting against Kelly) Kelly, you made a pretty good run, for it, but it is, uh, time for you to go.	”

	Sugar	“	(voting against Kelly) I think you are a moron and I really hope you are dunzo before me.	”

	Crystal	“	(voting against Kelly) F***ing forget you, go home.	”

	Ken	“	(voting against Kelly) Like OMG, it's like time for you to go, I'm sorry.	”

Final Words

	Kelly	“	I voted for Crystal because, you know what? She doesn't really have the power to push a team when she's the one quitting half the challanges. I think the Fang tribe is still cursed. I think they're still going to go down. They need to work together. Maybe tonight's Tribal Council, they'll communicate better. But I definitely wanted to stay in the game. You know. If it's my time to go, it's my time to go.	”

Still in the Running

Michelle 18th	Gillian 17th	Paloma 16th	Jacquie 15th	GC 14th	Kelly 13th	Ace Fang	Bob Kota	Charlie Kota
Corinne Kota	Crystal Fang	Dan Kota	Ken Fang	Marcus Kota	Matty Fang	Randy Kota	Sugar Fang	Susie Kota

Trivia

• The name of the Reward Challenge, "Snake in the Grass", would later be used for an unrelated challenge in Survivor: Philippines.