This is Snake Island, one of the most deadly places in the world. It has snakes on your left. And snakes on your right. Giant cockroaches are coming from behind. And nothing but open ocean in front of ...

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 ...

Ilha da Queimada Grande, Brazil's Snake Island, hosts rare golden lancehead vipers. These snakes are vital for biodiversity ...

The island is more a vital ecological haven than a scary story. Its snakes are listed as Critically Endangered, and their ...

Brazil's snake island is home to thousands of venomous snakes, especially to the critically endangered golden lancehead viper ...

Brazilian snake and spider venoms continue to be a source of new discoveries with biotechnological potential. Two studies supported by FAPESP and recently published show how this is possible even in ...