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| Ilha da Queimada Grande, the island of snakes in Brazil (Epic Wildlife / Youtube) |
Sao Paulo - Ever hear the name Ilha da Queimada Grande? Is an island in Brazil prohibited visited by humans. Coming here, it means tantamount to suicide because many toxins everywhere.
The toxin is not derived from sulfur gas, but from the snake. Ilha da Queimada Grande was dubbed the Snake Island aka snake island for thousands of snakes live in the island area of 430 square meter.
According to the BBC Travel, Ilha da Queimada Grande on the list of 'Five Of The Scariest Places on Earth'. The location is at 33 km off the coast of Sao Paulo.
The only rule in Ilha da Queimada Grande is, man is forbidden to approach and came to the island. Except, the snake researchers and scientists who want to do research but still must be accompanied by security forces.
The rules, issued by Marinha do Brasil (MB) aka the Brazilian navy. The rule was made in 1984, in which the Brazilian government also established the island as an Area of Relevant Ecological Interest (ARIE). A kind, a protected nature reserve of Brazil.
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| Lancehead manifold golden snake viper (Bothrops insularis) (PatrynWorldLatestNew / Youtube) |
From the results of the researchers, 4,000 known snake lancehead manifold golden viper (Bothrops insularis) that it
looks like rattlesnakes live there. These snakes into the category of the most dangerous and poisonous snakes.
Their bites in humans lead to intestinal bleeding, renal failure, bleeding in the brain and severe necrosis of muscle tissue. Exposed human flesh could melt usually also making it easier for the snake to digest. Humans bitten by a snake golden lancehead, could die!
In fact, there are one to five golden lancehead viper snake in every square meter. That is, you can find a snake within each meter. Oh..!
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| Snakes that meet Ilha da Queimada Grande (PatrynWorldLatestNew / Youtube) |
Why are there many snakes there? Historically this, thousands of years ago, Ilha da Queimada Grande are still on the mainland Sao Paulo. Until finally rising sea water and separates the island. Since ancient times, too, in Ilha da Queimada Grande already there are a lot of snakes.
In addition to snakes, animals that live there are birds and lizards. The forest is quite dense with no buildings at all except one lighthouse that once used.
Before 1984, some officers assigned to guard the island lighthouse. But unfortunately, the news circulated, each lighthouse keeper there are many who died from snake bitten. Then completely closed, the island of Ilha da Queimada Grande to humans until now.
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| There are 4,000 snakes in there! (PatrynWorldLatestNew / Youtube) |
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