Frank Cuesta is one of the most recognized and controversial characters on television. His role as presenter of Frank de la jungle or Wild Frank gave him the opportunity to stand out on the screens, at the same time as his popularity grew. However, his political opinions and comments regarding the LGTBIQ community have cost him more than one fight on social networks and thousands of detractors.
Despite this, a large part of the country continues to consider him a prominent figure and applauds his work. On this occasion, the herpetologist has stopped by El Hormiguero with Pablo Motos to review his latest adventures. Requena’s presenter has asked him directly that he not “try to die” so often, after his latest scares. An opportunity to tell his worst experience on the verge of death.
Cuesta, in addition to his role and his comments, has also gained notoriety for the multiple occasions in which he has gone through a fatal confrontation with one of his animals. The most recent was that of the Perrillo deer, who attacked him while he was broadcasting live on his YouTube channel. By blocking his path, the animal charged him against an earthen wall, breaking his tailbone and then stabbing him with its horns.
The confrontation lasted several minutes and was not resolved until the naturalist hit him twice on the head with a stone, trying to demonstrate his dominance as the “alpha male of the sanctuary.” Another similar case occurred against an ostrich, which tried to challenge him for the position. Cuesta solved it by positioning his body higher and colliding chest directly against him, marking territory and avoiding a misfortune.
Still, his most chilling brush with death came from frogs just a few weeks ago. These were located in an area full of insects such as red ants, spiders or scolopendras, which they gradually ate. By feeding on these creatures they generated a very high amount of alkaloids, an organic compound that was extremely lethal in the skin of these amphibians. During a transfer of animals, Cuesta made the serious mistake of touching them with his bare hands.
After a short time, he detected that something was wrong and crawled as best he could to the hospital, even though the predominant sensation was not one of harm. “Your life is going away,” she described, adding the unpleasant symptoms of lack of strength, sleep, no pain and a gradual stoppage of the kidneys. Realizing what happened, she got into the car and arrived at the medical center, where they discovered the alkaloid poisoning and performed immediate dialysis.
