LUMBERTON, N.C. (WNCN) — When a venomous snake bit a contestant on this season of "Survivor," fans held their breath while the show's medical team jumped into action. One of the doctors who helped that contestant is an emergency room doctor right here in North Carolina.

On Episode 3 of "Survivor" Season 49, which aired in October, a highly venomous black and white sea snake bites contestant Jake Latimer, sending the show's medical team rushing in to help.

One of the doctors on that team is Sarah Spelsberg, who knew right away a bite from this type of snake, a sea krait, could be deadly. Dr. Spelsberg has practiced medicine all over the globe.

"Anytime I'm going somewhere on expedition, whether it's Aconcagua in South America to the mountains, I kind of google or research what can kill y

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