I'M A Celebrity has revealed the snake that bit Emily Atack is the same one Amir Khan threw last year.

The Inbetweeners star took part in the first Bushtucker Trial of the series earlier this week, Viper Pit.

6 An I'm a Celebrity bushman has revealed the snake that bit Emily Atack is the same one Amir Khan threw last year Credit: ITV

Emily, 28, faced the most snakes ever featured in one trial, but it was a small python that caused her the most trouble as it lashed out and bit her as she stuck her hand in a hole to try and get a star.

On last night's Extra Camp, one of the shows animal handlers, Critters Ben, revealed to Scarlett Moffatt that viewers had seen the snake - called Colette - before.

He said: "It's her second year here on the show so we thought we'd give her the first trial, Colette's second trial she'd done.

"It's the same snake that Amir pulled out of the tunnel last year."

6 Critters Ben was on Extra Camp last night to talk about the snake, called Colette Credit: ITV

6 Colette bit Emily Atack during the Viper Pit trial earlier this week Credit: Rex Features

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6 Emily carried on with the trial despite the bite Credit: Rex Features

Fans of the show will remember boxer Amir freaking out as he pulled a snake out of a hole, thinking it was a piece of rope.

Scarlett asked: "She's just angry isn't she?"

But Ben replied: "She's a bit over it now, she had that experience with Amir last year so was ready to go.

"Maybe she had the two confused but I hope not, Emily's a little bit different."

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Ben added that Colette had grown about eight inches since viewers last saw her, and then explained why she might have gone for Emily's fingers.

He said: "When Emily's fingers would have came through they'd have been nice and warm.

"Colette's got pretty poor vision so those fingers could have looked like nice little warm mice and they would have been quite tasty."

6 Last year Amir mistook Colette for a piece of rope and pulled her out of a hole Credit: ITV2

6 Ben said Colette has 40 teeth but Emily won't be left with a scar Credit: ITV

He then explained what the bite might have felt like, saying: "She has about 40 teeth and they feel like 40 pin pricks at the same time.

"But as she gets bigger it could start to feel 40 fish hooks, however Emily won't even get a scar."

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