Ilha da Queimada Grande, Brazil's Snake Island, hosts the unique golden lancehead pit viper. This critically endangered species evolved in isolation. While venomous, snakes are not aggressive unless ...

Snake Island is home to the golden lancehead viper, one of the most venomous snakes on the planet. Cut off from the mainland, these snakes evolved in isolation, becoming more aggressive and more toxic ...

Not many people visit Snake Island each year, and there is a very good reason for that. Ilha da Queimada Grande, as it’s known in Portuguese, is a rocky island located off the coast of Brazil. At just ...