Content updated: April 13, 2026

Transcript

Andrew Shayde: My name is Andrew, and I've spent weeks at a time living in the wild doing crazy adventures like the TV series Naked and Afraid. And trust me, I love nature. I really do. Nature is great, but I just like it when nature stays out in nature, and I don't want that nature coming into my house.

While I was living in the wild, I had a little experience with ticks in, you know, places, you know, just intimate places. And it was awful. I'm not a fan. Do not recommend it. Zero stars. I got a terrible infection that sent me to the doctor and could have even killed me had it gotten bad enough. So, I'd say any opportunity to get rid of those little buggers, you better take it.

Survivalist Andrew Shayde, of Naked & Afraid fame, relays the time he suffered a tick bite infection in an unfortunate location.* Encountering ticks during his adventures is sometimes expected, but Shayde wants them to stay out of his home.

*This is not an endorsement. Terminix is not affiliated with Naked & Afraid.