THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT

Off the coast of Brazil, almost 93 miles away from downtown Sao Paolo, is Ilha da Queimada Grande, also known as “Snake Island”, home to between one and five snakes per square metre.  The snakes are a unique species of pit viper, the golden lancehead (Bothrops insularis).  The lancehead genus of snakes is responsible for 90 percent of Brazilian snakebite-related fatalities. The golden lanceheads that occupy Snake Island grow to well over half a metre long, and they possess a powerful fast-acting venom that melts the flesh around their bites.

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