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00:00No one in the world can visit this small island.
00:02In fact, even if you set foot on this island,
00:05you would probably never return home alive.
00:07It is one of the most dangerous islands in the world,
00:10and its name is Ilha da Queimada Grande.
00:12Located about 33 km off the coast of Brazil,
00:15it is so dangerous that everyone is forbidden from visiting it.
00:19But what terrible secret makes this island forbidden?
00:22This island has not always been devoid of humans.
00:26People once lived on the island,
00:27clearing vegetation to make way for banana plantations
00:30and a lighthouse built in 1909.
00:33However, when the lighthouse became automated,
00:36the last humans were forced to leave the island,
00:38which has remained uninhabited since then.
00:41Today, there is a total of 4,000 critically endangered venomous snakes,
00:45the golden lanceheads.
00:46These snakes are so venomous that a single bite can cause severe necrosis,
00:50leading to the rapid breakdown of flesh.
00:52In the past, researchers estimated there were over 430,000 snakes
00:56spread over 430,000 square meters,
00:59which is one snake per square meter.
01:01So do you dare to visit this island?