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EPISODE · Oct 1, 2025 · 8 MIN

What If You Spent a Month on Snake Island?

from What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities · host What If

This island off the coast of Brazil is illegal to visit. Why? This is Snake Island, populated by 4,000 golden lancehead viper snakes, and they're not so friendly to humans. What would happen if you tried to coexist with these reptiles? Transcript and sources: here Questions or concerns? Contact us at Underknown Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: here Join this channel to get access to perks: here Check out our other shows: How to Survive, Your Body on, Crazy Creatures Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth, The Cosmos, Technology, Your Body, Humanity T-shirts and merch: here Suggest an episode: here Newsletter: here What If elsewhere: Instagram, Discord, Twitter, Facebook, What If in Spanish, What If in Mandarin, Podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space, and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: here Contact us at Underknown 00:00: Snake island00:48: Tropical death trap01:30: Snake danger02:24: Venom evolution #SnakeIsland #goldenlanceheadviper #Brazil #reptiles #venomoussnakes #hypotheticalscenarios #survival See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d864be64c4b83e7e51815 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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