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 ...

Sitting just 20 miles off of the coast of southeastern Brazil, Snake Island is one of the most unique islands on Earth. It’s known to be the only home of golden lancehead vipers. Watch the video which ...

Lancehead vipers, a close relative of the island's endemic species found on the mainland, are responsible for around 90 percent of Brazil snake bites. Ilha da Queimada Grande, also known as Snake ...

Scientists estimate that up to 4,000 snakes live on the 110-acre island, with some reports indicating that you can find one snake for every ... related deaths in Brazil. Brazilian lore is full ...

University of Sao Paulo researcher Marcio Martins holds one snake while watching another, a deadly venomous snake living only on Queimada Grande Island, Atlantic ...

An island off the coast of Sao Paolo in Brazil has been pronounced a no-go area - as it's riddled with some of the world's deadliest snakes. The Ilha da Queimada Grande, dubbed Snake Island ...

Just 33 kilometres off the coast of Brazil near Sao Paulo, Snake Island is so dangerous, humans are forbidden from going there. Few would dare anyway. It’s teeming with snakes. Not just any ...