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Aug 26, 2022 · This mysterious island, also known as Ilha da Queimada Grande, is so dangerous that Brazil has made it illegal for anyone to visit. And the danger on the island comes in the form of the golden lancehead pit vipers – one of the deadliest snakes in the world.
Ilha da Queimada Grande, more commonly referred to as Snake Island, is an island off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean. The island became famous for its abundant snakes, hence the name "Snake Island." It is administered as part of the municipality of Itanhaém in the State of São Paulo.
Jun 25, 2014 · University of Sao Paulo researcher Marcio Martins holds one snake while watching another, a deadly venomous snake living only on Queimada Grande Island, Atlantic Forest, Brazil.
Jul 17, 2015 · Welcome to Snake Island | Brazil. Birds seeking shelter from the rain encounter even a bigger problem when they land on snake island! Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe ...more.
Mar 27, 2023 · Ilha da Queimada Grande, known colloquially as “ Snake Island,” is a jut of oceanic rock that measures some 43 hectares (106 acres), and most people — including decision-makers in the Brazilian government — consider it uncommonly treacherous.
Jul 21, 2016 · Discover Snake Island (Ilha da Queimada Grande) in Brazil: Off-limits and full of venomous pit vipers, Brazil’s Snake Island has a frighteningly apt nickname.
May 17, 2024 · Snake Island was isolated from the Brazilian mainland at the end of the last ice age, trapping Earth's only known population of highly venomous golden lancehead pit vipers on a...
