Man Snuck Onto Snake Island Where No Human Is Allowed To Visit And Is Home To 4,000 Of World’s Deadliest Snakes

Due to many poisonous snakes, "one of the most dangerous islands in the world" is off-limits to travellers. 

However, a guy managed to get into the island.

Situated off the coast of São Paulo, Brazil, Ilha da Queimada Grande, sometimes called Snake Island, is considered too hazardous for people to live on.

The island, which is just 106 acres in size, is thought to be home to 4,000 snakes, including the very poisonous golden lancehead. 

YouTube/@Lord Miles

The lancehead, a critically endangered species, possesses extremely strong venom that may kill a person in less than an hour.

Given the island's population of highly venomous snakes, it's no wonder that visits to Snake Island are strictly prohibited, except for researchers and scientists with special permission.

Despite these warnings, daring (or perhaps foolhardy) travellers haven't been deterred. One individual even documented his visit on YouTube.

The notorious 'danger tourist' Lord Miles—whose real name is Miles Routledge—believed that a perilous trip to Snake Island would make for compelling content and decided to test his luck.

Reaching the island was quite a challenge, as Miles and his team first had to avoid detection by the Brazilian coast guard before they could even get there.

Upon reaching the island, Miles immediately set out on a jungle path leading to an abandoned lighthouse, which he described as one of the 'most dangerous' locations on the island.

Fortunately, Miles had brought along some protective gear—medieval-style armour, naturally—before offering a prayer and venturing forth to face whatever awaited him.

"This isn't clickbait, I'm on one of the most dangerous island in the world," he told the camera.

"Many have been to this island and very few have gotten out unfortunately."

On his way to the lighthouse, where locals say the former occupants died from snake bites, Miles waded through thick, overgrown grass.

Despite the island's bad reputation, he saw very few snakes.

It seemed he was more at risk of dehydration than of snake bites.

"It's not that bad, for the second most dangerous island in the world," he told the camera at one point.

Luckily, Miles made it off the island alive. 

But don’t use that as a reason to visit yourself.