What is Ilha da Queimada Grande?
[[File:Ilha da Queimada Grande - Itanhaém3.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Ilha da Queimada Grande]] '''Ilha da Queimada Grande''' is an island off of the coast of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] state in [[Brazil]]. The island has earned the nickname of '''Snake Island'''. It is the home of the Golden Lancehead Viper (''[[Bothrops insularis]]''), one of the most [[venomous snake]]s in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Snake Island - Ilha da Queimada Grande|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/snake-island-ilha-de-queimada-grande|publisher=Atlas Obscura|accessdate=2015-03-03}}</ref> The [[Brazilian Navy]] bans people from visiting, though some biologists and researchers are able to receive waivers to visit the island.<ref>{{cite web|title=This Terrifying Brazilian Island Has the Highest Concentration of Venomous Snakes Anywhere in the World|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/snake-infested-island-deadliest-place-brazil-180951782/?no-ist|publisher=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]|accessdate=2015-03-03}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Atlantic islands]] [[Category:Islands of South America]] [[Category:Geography of Brazil]]