Ilha da Queimada Grande, Brazil's Snake Island, hosts the unique golden lancehead pit viper. This critically endangered ...

Next time you’re looking at making travel recommendations, don’t think Snake Island’s name is just a play on words. Almost 93 miles away from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Ilha da Queimada Grande — aka Snake ...

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 ...

There is an island off the coast of Brazil, in the Atlantic Ocean, where humans are banned. Why? Because it is home to thousands of highly venomous snakes that rule the land. Ilha da Queimada ...

This deadly island is swarming with 4,000 of the world’s most lethal snakes and is deemed so dangerous that visiting it was been banned by the Brazilian government. Ilha de Queimada Grande sits 20 ...

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 ...

Brazilians quibble over whether there are five venomous golden lancehead snakes per square meter on Ilha da Queimada Grande or just one. Either way, it's the highest density of snakes on the ...