Why People Risk Their Lives to Visit Brazil’s Infamous Snake Island

Roughly 21 miles off the coast of São Paulo, Brazil lies Ilha da Queimada Grande, more commonly known as Snake Island. The ...

Brazil’s Snake Island is the Stuff of Nightmares

Just 20 miles off Brazil’s southeastern coast lies one of the world’s most frightening and mysterious islands. Ilha da ...
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How Rediscovering A ‘4-Legged Snake’ Fossil From Brazil Sparked A Global Controversy

Discovered in a German museum but potentially smuggled from Brazil, this lizard fossil ignited fierce debates over scientific ethics, fossil trade, and the global ownership of natural history.