What island is dominated by snakes?

Ilha da Queimada Grande, also known as Snake Island, is a small island that lies off the coast of the southeastern portion of Brazil. The land is part of the State of Sao Paulo, and it's noteworthy for having several different terrains, including a small portion of the rainforest.



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About 20,000 pit vipers can be found only on Shedao Island in China's Bohai Sea.

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A few humans used to live on the island to operate a lighthouse, but that ended in the 1920s when the lighthouse became automated. Now the only visitors to Snake Island are a once-a-year visit by the Brazilian Navy to check on the lighthouse, and a very few select scientists that have a permit to study the snakes.

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Just off the coast of Brazil lies the tiny island of Gueimada Grande, or “Snake Island” as it is more commonly known. Despite beautiful luscious forest and rocky terrain, this is not an island you would wish to stumble upon! Over it's 106 acres it is home to aproximately 430,000 deadly vipers.

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Ilha da Queimada Grande is also known as Snake Island. Located off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean, the place is administered as part of the municipality of Itanhaém in the State of São Paulo.

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Forty-seven species of snake have been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago, making the snake population of this area the most diverse in the Caribbean. Forty-four of these snake species are found in Trinidad and twenty-one in Tobago.

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Hawaii has no native snakes. But, unfortunately, that doesn't mean it's snake-free. The islands have seen their fair share of snake species thanks to travel, stowaways, and illegal smuggling. However, Hawaii is far from overrun, in part, thanks to the fact that it's illegal to own snakes.

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And the danger on the island comes in the form of the golden lancehead pit vipers – one of the deadliest snakes in the world. The lanceheads can grow to be over a foot-and-a-half long and it's estimated that there are between 2,000 and 4,000 of them on Snake Island.

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These vipers' venom can kill a person in under an hour. Island is uninhabited for a long time, and closed for visits or tours, available only for Brazilian Navy and for research teams, granted special permission on every occasion.

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Snake Island: The Rundown On This Dangerous Place
It is considered one of the most dangerous destinations in the world. An enormous number of great white sharks swim around the Islands and pass through the short passageway between them,.

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