Located 93 miles off São Paulo’s coast, Ilha da Queimada Grande is famously known as Snake Island. Home to thousands of golden lancehead vipers with venom potent enough to dissolve human flesh, this perilous island is off-limits except for scientific research purposes under strict supervision by the Brazilian Navy.Snake Island: Where the deadliest snakes on Earth rule
Located 93 miles off São Paulo’s coast, Ilha da Queimada Grande is famously known as Snake Island. Home to thousands of golden lancehead vipers with venom potent enough to dissolve human flesh, this perilous island is off-limits except for scientific research purposes under strict supervision by the Brazilian Navy.