Brazil's Snake Island is home to just two snake species, including one of the world's most venomous pit vipers
- Image: Left/Golden lancehead (Bothrops insularis)/Right/Dipsas albifrons (Sauvage's snail-eating snake)/AI GeneratedAbout 33 kilometres off the coast of São Paulo lies Ilha da Queimada Grande, better known as Snake Island.
- Shrouded in myths of deadly encounters and pirate treasure, the island has earned a fearsome reputation as one of the most snake-infested places on Earth.
- While stories often claim there is "one snake per square metre", modern estimates suggest the island is home to around 2,000 to 4,000 snakes spread across its 43-hectare landscape.
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- Image: Left/Golden lancehead (Bothrops insularis)/Right/Dipsas albifrons (Sauvage's snail-eating snake)/AI GeneratedAbout 33 kilometres off the coast of São Paulo lies Ilha da Queimada Grande, better known as Snake Island.
- Shrouded in myths of deadly encounters and pirate treasure, the island has earned a fearsome reputation as one of the most snake-infested places on Earth.
- While stories often claim there is "one snake per square metre", modern estimates suggest the island is home to around 2,000 to 4,000 snakes spread across its 43-hectare landscape.
Sources: Times of India