Ilha de Queimada Grande is located approximately 90 miles off the coast of Brazil. The island is, not surprisingly, without human presence. Brazilian Navy has banned people visit the island, except for a few scientists who require special approval. The reason is the number of snake Golden Lancehead very dangerous in this island. Lanceheads snakes that occupy the island of Ilha Grande de Queimada be anywhere between half a meter to 2 meters of land on the island.
These snakes inject venom is so powerful that it could kill two men at once. This toxin is also quick to react , because it can melt the flesh around the bite. These scaly creatures breed throughout the year, producing 50 babies each time giving birth. Without an enemy, the snake has been able to take over the island and on the island and breed freely. They survive by eating migratory birds that use the island Ilha de Queimada Grande as a place to rest.
Of course, where there are predators, there will be a local legend. There are two local legends associated with de Queimada Ilha Grande. According to one story, a fisherman once wandered into the island without knowing it, to pick up some bananas. He was immediately bitten, but managed to get back to the boat. However, a quick reaction from the poison, he was found dead in a pool of blood a few days later in a drifting boat.
The second legend tells the story of the bloody events of the last operator on the island and lighthouse family. It is said that on one evening, a few snakes in through the window and attacked him, his wife and their three children. They tried to run to reach their boats to escape, but the poisonous snakes that much depends on the branches of trees and along the way , biting them so they die before reaching the coast. The question is ... How can they live there before ?
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