ILHAA DA QUEIMADA GRANDE (SNAKE ISLAND)

Ilha da Queimada Grande, also known as Snake Island, is an island off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean. The island is small in size and has many different types of terrain, ranging from bare rock to rainforest, and a temperate climate. It is the only home of the critically endangered venomous golden lancehead pit viper. It is estimated that there are between 1 and 5 snakes per square meter on the island. Golden lanceheads are so dangerous that, with the exception of some scientific outfits, the Brazilian Navy has expressly forbidden anyone from landing on the island.

SNAKE ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF BRAZIL

THE NARCISSE SNAKE PITS

The Narcisse Snake Pits are located in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong 3.7 miles north of Narcisse, Manitoba, Canada. The dens are the winter home of tens of thousands of red-sided garter snakes. These pits are the largest concentration in the world of this particular type of snake. Their winter dens are subterranean caverns formed by the area's water-worn limestone bedrock. In the spring, they come up from their dens to the snake pits, where they mate. Then they disperse into the nearby marshes for the summer.

NARCISSE SNAKE PITS