Tormented by hostile crocodiles, territorial howler monkeys and no tree canopy to protect them from the sun in this post-hurricane Nicaraguan jungle, one survivalist suffers third-degree sunburn while the other's life is threatened by illness.

Swarming wasps, deadly anacondas, poisonous toads and venomous stingrays surround the survivalists in sun-scorched Brazil. Just days into their challenge, a standoff with a poisonous Fer-de-lance snake threatens to send both survivalists home.