Just 20 miles off Brazil’s southeastern coast lies one of the world’s most frightening and mysterious islands. Ilha da ...

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 ...

So how did this Brazilian island become one of the most terrifying places on earth? According to Smithsonian magazine, the snakes were trapped on the island about 11,000 years ago, due to rising sea ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some places on Earth look harmless at first glance, sunlit beaches, quiet riverbanks, lush forests, or dramatic deserts. But ...

Just 93 miles off the coast of São Paulo, Brazil, lies Ilha da Queimada Grande, more famously known as Snake Island. Despite its stunning tropical scenery and surrounding Atlantic waters, the island ...

It’s hard to pick which species to save in Brazil right now. Yellow fever is tearing through primate populations, wiping out squirrel and howler monkeys. Poachers are nabbing giant anteaters for meat ...

Researchers at a large producer of antivenoms report a structural analysis of glycans modifying venom proteins in several species of lancehead viper. The snakes are among the most dangerous in South ...