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Big Pacific

Snake Island

Shedao, also known as Snake Island, is home to 20,000 Pit Vipers.

Aired 06/28/2017 | Rating TV-PG

Big Pacific

Snake Island

Clip: Episode 2 | 4m 3sVideo has Closed Captions

Shedao, also known as Snake Island, is home to 20,000 Pit Vipers.

Some islands are less than hospitable. In China’s Bohai Sea is a fleck of land called Shedao, also known as Snake Island. This is the home of 20,000 deadly Pit Vipers, and they are all poised to make a meal of the autumnal songbird migrations.

Aired 06/28/2017 | Rating TV-PG

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