Retired Australian cricketer Shane Warne has was bitten by an anaconda when he dipped his head into a box containing the snake for a reality show.
A promo clip for the Network Ten show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! showed Warne first dipping his head into a box of rats, and then into a box containing the anaconda.
A channel spokesperson said that while the snake wasn't venomous, it had 100 teeth, which means that a bite was like getting "hypothermic needles at once." Warne received immediate medical treatment, and will not get any permanent scars.
Tonight, @ShaneWarne takes on his toughest opponent yet - a snake! #ImACelebrityAU, 7.30 on TEN. https://t.co/9Z6715cbK8— #ImACelebrityAU (@ImACelebrityAU) February 18, 2016
Though the bite wasn't fatal, it did spark a series of Twitter jokes.
That feeling you're getting?
Of taking delight in Shane Warne's misfortune?
I believe the Germans have a word for it: #Shanefreude— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) February 18, 2016
Shane Warne learning about natural selection. pic.twitter.com/nNJG7FAlAZ— Titus O'Reily (@TitusOReily) February 18, 2016
Shane Warne bitten by a snake? Shame - must have been quite traumatic for the poor snake...— Prof. Bokdrol (@ProfBokdrol) February 18, 2016
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! features celebrities living in a jungle and competing through a series of "trials" involving insects and reptiles. The winner will receive a prize money that will be donated to any charity of their choice. The Australian version's second episode is being filmed in South Africa's Kruger National Park.