Why is Snake Island Brazil forbidden?
Why is Snake Island Brazil forbidden? The Brazilian government has closed off access to the island to protect humans and snakes. The Brazilian navy restricts access to the island, but they go to the lighthouse to make repairs every year. Very few researchers have permission to go to the island.
Was Achilles buried on Snake Island?
Pomponius Mela wrote that Achilles was buried there. In Andromache, work of Euripides, Thetis mention the island and said that Achilles was dwelling on his island home. Ruins believed to be of a square temple dedicated to Achilles, 30 meters to a side, were discovered by the Russian naval Captain N. D.
Why is it illegal to go to Snake Island?
The island and the Ilha Queimada Pequena to the west are protected by the 33 hectares (82 acres) Ilhas Queimada Pequena e Queimada Grande Area of Relevant Ecological Interest, created in 1985. The Brazilian Navy has closed the island to the public to protect human and snake life.
Why is Snake Island scary?
And the danger on the island comes in the form of the golden lancehead pit vipers – one of the deadliest snakes in the world. The lanceheads can grow to be over a foot-and-a-half long and it's estimated that there are between 2,000 and 4,000 of them on Snake Island.