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Brazil’s Snake Island is the Stuff of Nightmares

By Abby Parks

Published January 3, 2026 Runtime 5:07

Just 20 miles off Brazil’s southeastern coast lies one of the world’s most frightening and mysterious islands. Ilha da Queimada Grande may be small, but it is home to some truly dangerous residents lurking within its dense vegetation. The island is the only place on Earth where the golden lancehead viper lives, a snake considered among the most venomous in the world. Even more unsettling, the snake population is so dense that visitors are strictly prohibited, giving it the chilling nickname “Snake Island.” Watch this terrifying video to explore an island so overrun with snakes that simply walking across it is nearly impossible.

About the Author

Abby Parks

Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show. As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).

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