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 ...

This island off the coast of Brazil is illegal to visit. Why? This is Snake Island. It's populated by 4,000 golden lancehead viper snakes, and they're not so friendly to humans. What would happen if ...

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 ...

Few places in the world are more dangerous than Ilha da Queimada Grande — the Brazilian island where venomous vipers rule the land and only a few researchers are ever allowed. Despite their fearsome ...