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What exactly is Snake Island?

Something about how you should survive on snake island!!

By RosePublished 9 months ago 3 min read
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What exactly is Snake Island?
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Snakes on the left! Snakes on your right!!, enormous cockroaches behind you, and the vast sea ahead of you .This island is difficult to reach in first place, but it's almost there.It is impossible to escape alive.

Here's how to make your way through Snake Island.

There is a spot so dangerous that it is uninhabited and closed to tourists or tours de gamada grande also known as snake island is just 430 000 square meters but it is dedicated to a lot of danger approximately 33 kilometers off the coast of brazil near the state of sao paulo.It is said that there is at least one snake per square meter, with approximately four thousand of them being golden lancehead pit vipers, one of the deadliest snakes in the world. This site is feared even by local locals, who recount stories of individuals going to the island but never returning.

How dangerous is the venom of a golden lancehead?

What other living things are on the island, and why could pirates be a problem? There's no need for you to go to Snake Island unless you're in charge of maintaining this lonely lighthouse, but if you come there by accident, how will you survive step one sail carefully?

Step 1: If you go sailing or fishing near the island, keep your distance. Snake Island is surrounded by rocks, so swimming near it is dangerous and could break your boat. In late February of 2019, a small fishing boat with six men got caught in a storm and began sinking near Snake Island.Four of the men decided to swim to shore while the other two remained in the boat, choosing to die on their own terms. The four men were on the island for three days, staying on the beach without entering the forest, drinking rain water and eating eight bananas they found on the edge of the forest before spotting a boat approaching the island and quickly swimming to it.They were picked up by the boat and taken to the nearest emergency room on the coast.

Step 2: Keep an eye out for cockroaches.

There are many non-venomous snakes giant cockroaches and locusts that cover the island if you're anywhere on snake island you should regularly check for these not so little critters and try to avoid them as best you can but if you have a strong stomach they could save you from starving cockroaches are safe to eat and a good source of protein and essential amino acids good appetite.

Step 3: Handle the snakes

If you get stuck on this island, try to find a stick to help you fight the snakes off and keep them from biting you. If you get bitten, expect to suffer because the golden lancehead pit vipers on the island evolved naturally, and their venom is up to five times stronger than a regular landsat viper's.This potent venom produces severe physical problems such as kidney failure. It can induce brain hemorrhaging and intestinal hemorrhage, as well as muscular tissue death, giving you the sensation that your skin is melting.Remove any rings, watches, and bracelets as they may become difficult to remove if an arm begins to swell. If you have an epipen, use it to treat symptoms of anaphylaxis such as swelling of the face, mouth, or throat, hives, or difficulty breathing.

Surviving is with medical help which takes us to our next step step four bring a doctor only biologists and researchers visit the island they study the golden lancehead pit vipers and the brazilian navy visits once a year to maintain the lighthouse which has been automated since the 1920s the government requires that every team

that visits the island includes a doctor if a golden lance head bites you you have a seven percent chance of dying

being treated by a doctor can reduce those chances to 3 percent .The government mandates that every team visiting the island include a doctor because if a golden lancehead pit viper bites you, you have a seven percent chance of dying. Step Four: Bring a Doctor Only biologists and researchers visit the island to study the golden lancehead pit vipers, and the brazilian navy visits once a year to maintain the lighthouse, which has been automated since the 1920s.

5th Step: Beware of Pirates

Despite the island's dangerous snakes, wildlife smugglers, also known as biopirates, have made frequent stops to trap and sell the snakes. A single golden lance head pit viper is worth about $10,000 to $30,000 on illegal markets, and because this is the only place where they exist, the golden lance heads are listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list.But it's not the only dangerous spot in South America; you could end up in the Amazon, surrounded by these blood sucking fish, and if you're not careful, they might try to swim into your urethra.

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