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Ilha da Queimada Grande, more commonly referred to as Snake Island, is an island off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean. The island became famous for its abundant snakes, hence the name "Snake Island." It is administered as part of the municipality of Itanhaém in the State of São Paulo. The island is small, with an area of only 43 ...
B. insularis is endemic to Queimada Grande Island, Brazil, commonly known as Snake Island. Therefore, the type locality is the same: "Ilha da Queimada Grande, situado no litoral do Estado de S. Paulo, a cêrca de 40 milhas a S.O. da barra de Santos" (Brazil). [2] This island has a total area of only 43 hectares (430,000 m 2; 110 acres; 0.17 sq ...
The black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is a large and highly venomous snake species native to much of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the second longest venomous snake species in the world and is the fastest moving land snake, capable of moving at 4.32 to 5.4 metres per second (16–20 km/h, 10–12 mph).
Two snakes were found mating in a tree in Rio de Janeiro. Other snakes were found in rainforests. These boa constrictors were “known by scientists in the past 200 years” but seemed to go ...
St. Thomas Island, also known as Snake Island, in the Black Sea, Bulgaria; Kalampunian Damit Island, Malaysia; Golem Grad, also known as Snake Island, North Macedonia; Vigan Island, also known as Snake Island, Philippines
Bothrops jararaca—known as the jararaca [4] or yarara [5] —is a highly venomous pit viper species endemic to South America in southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. The specific name, jararaca, is derived from Old Tupi îararaka. Within its geographic range, it is often abundant and is an important cause of snakebite. [4]
Bothrops alcatraz, also known as the Alcatrazes lancehead, [1] [2] [3] is a pitviper species found only on the Alcatrazes Islands off the coast of southeastern Brazil. [1] No subspecies are currently recognized. [3] Like all pit vipers, [4] it is venomous. [3]
Bothrops is a genus of highly venomous pit vipers endemic to the Neotropics. [1] The generic name, Bothrops, is derived from the Greek words βόθρος, bothros, meaning ' pit ', and ὄψ, ops, meaning ' eye ' or ' face ', together an allusion to the heat-sensitive loreal pit organs.