Ilha da Queimada Grande is home to a variety of viper - Bothrops insularis - that cannot be found anywhere else on the planet. Better known as the golden lancehead viper, the snake carries an ...

Snake Island is the only place on Earth where you can find the golden lancehead snake. Scientists believe this snake evolved from the jararaca viper (Bothrops jararaca), a dangerous pit viper ...

Snake Island is a small, forested island off the coast of Brazil that writhes with thousands of venomous vipers. The snakes, ...

It's called Ilha da Queimada Grande, better known as "Snake Island," and it's home to 2,000 golden lancehead vipers (Bothrops insularis). These snakes are among the most venomous in the world.