Snakes in Brazilian island s and people are not allowed to enter there
Snakes in Brazilian island s and people are not allowed to enter there
There is an island 25 miles off the coast of Brazil where no one dares to enter because, according to legend, the last fisherman to come thus near to the island’s borders was discovered days later in his private boat, surrounded by a pool of blood.
The enigmatic “Ilha da Queimada Grande”
The enigmatic island, also known as Ilha da Queimada Grande, is so deadly that Brazil has shut it off and made it against the law for anybody to go there or be nearby. the entire world.
There are thought to be between 2,000 and 4,000 of these snakes on the island known as Snake Island, and because their lanceheads are so deadly, if a human is bitten by one of them, he will die within an hour. The heads of these snakes can grow over long feet.
Golden treasures on the island
Snake Island is now uninhabited, but people used to live there for a short time until the late 1920s, when captivity was killed by snakes that slithered through windows. Today, the Navy periodically visits the island to maintain it and make sure adventurers don’t wander off near the island.
Another local legend claims that snakes were originally laid by pirates who sought to protect the treasures buried on the island.
The truth behind the spread of snakes on this island
In fact, the presence of snakes is a result of rising sea levels, as the island was part of the mainland of Brazil, but when sea levels rose more than 10,000 years ago, this part of the land separated and turned into an island.
Evolution of this family of snakes
The isolated animals on Kiwimada Grande have evolved differently from those on the mainland over thousands of years, and since the island’s snakes had only prey on birds, they evolved to be too venomous to be able to kill any bird instantly. The local birds of the island are aware of the danger of these snakes, so that they cannot be caught by many predators that live on the island, so the snakes have become dependent on the birds that visit the island to rest as food.
Are there any deaths?
There are no statistics on deaths from goldenheads (the only area they inhabit is cut off from the public), however someone has been bitten before, but the treatment of the bites of this species is unknown and the fatality rate is still only 3 percent.
The poison is useful in treating after diseases
Researchers believe that the venom of lanceheads may be useful in combating some diseases, some studies have shown that deadly snake venom has the ability to help fight heart problems, which has led to increased demand for this poison on the black market, and for some lawbreakers, the lure of money An incentive strong enough to risk almost certain death on the island.
