I am not looking forward to the Survivor edition in Africa, why because I do not want a look into Africa that may misrepresent my people. Yes, you heard me, my people. I am already tired of answering all the, "Do you guys eat each other, or walk around naked" questions, and now they want to give us a sneak peak into a native, very primitive part of Africa. It is so not funny.

Does Survivor: Africa host Jeff Probst ever ache under the strain of keeping TV's biggest secret — who'll win the $1 million this season?

TVGO: Word is, you were stung by a scorpion. Was it serious?
Probst: No, not life threatening. Everything in Africa sticks or pokes or bites you. You're scraped up all the time. Going out there, they tell you to check your shoes, shorts and hat — but no one does, including me. I took a step and felt a pretty sharp pain, and then another one. [A scorpion] had crawled up my boot and was on my Achilles' heel. I turned around, and saw it crawl back down the side of my boot.

TVGO: Hell's bells! What did you do?
Probst: Our crackpot medical team — out in the middle of nowhere — put my foot in [near] boiling water to diminish the pain. Holy [expletive]! Wow!

TVGO: Were the players really in any danger from Kenya's larger-sized beasties?
Probst: One night, Brandon [Quinton] heard a lion breathing outside of the Samburu camp. That's when he realized, 'Holy [expletive]. If I can hear that lion breathing, it is way too close.' I kept warning them, 'You guys need a sentry at night.' And Brandon said, 'You know what, Jeff? You're right. I think we're going to stay up now in shifts.' Is the threat there that they could be eaten by a lion? Absolutely. This is the most dangerous place they've been, because there is no way to stop an animal from charging you if it wants to.

TVGO: Last season, watching the Barramundis leap from that Australian waterfall was cool, but other challenges were boring, confusing to viewers at home — and looked like they could've been done anywhere. Will the new tasks be Africa-specific?
Probst: I get your criticism, totally. The bottom line is, it's really hard to come up with 40 challenges that are all indigenous to Africa, are all fair and don't give the advantage to a man or woman. Honestly speaking, I don't know if we'll ever be able to pull that off to where you're doing something you could only do in Africa. There just isn't enough. And our guys work their asses off at this.

TVGO: On the bright side, can we expect to watch the players be forced to eat more squirmy things?
Probst: Something like that, although we don't want to repeat ourselves with always just spinning the wheel and eating disgusting things. But there will always be a food challenge...

TVGO: ...Involving disgusting things to eat.
Probst: Of course! It's all in your point of view. There were a couple of people last year that I think really got off on that cow brain — sick bastards. Jeff Probst Survivor Preview