Top 10 Most Dangerous Places You Don't Want To Visit

1. SNAKE ISLAND

Off the shore of Brazil, almost due south of the heart of Sao Paulo, is a Snake Island. The island is untouched by human developers, and for very good reason. Researchers estimate that on this island live between 1 and 5 snakes per square meter. That figure might not be terrible if the snakes were about 2 inches long and non-venomous. The snakes on Queimada Grande, however, are a unique species of pit-vipers, the golden lancehead. The lancehead genus of snakes are responsible for 90% of Brazilian snakebite-related fatalities. The golden lanceheads that occupy Snake Island can grow to over half a meter long and they possess the most powerful fast-acting poison that melts the flesh around their bites. This place is so dangerous that a permit is required to visit.

2. THE ZONE OF ALIENATION

The Zone of Alienation, is the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and is administrated by a special administration under the Ukranian Ministry of Extraodinary Situations. Thousands of residents refused to be evacuated from the zone or illegally returned there later. Over the decades this primarily elderly population has dwindled, falling bellow 400 in 2009. Approximately half of these resettlers live in the town of Chernobyl; others are spread in villages across the zone…”Because of looting, there is a strong police presece – so be warned, if you visit, you may either be shot or get radiation poisoning.

3. MUD VOLCANOES OF AZERBAIJAN

In the Spring of 2001, volcanic activity under the Caspian Sea off the Azeri coast created a whole new island. In October 2001 there was an impressive volcanic eruption in Azerbaijan at Lokbatan, at least not in the usual sense of the word. What Azerbaijan does have in mud volcanoes – hundreds of them. Mud volcanoes are the little-known relatives of the more common magmatic variety. They erupt occasionly with a spectacular results, every 20 years or so, a mud volcano explodes with a great force, shooting flames hundreds of meters into the sky and depositing tonnes of mud on the surrounding area. In one eruption, the flames could easily be seen from 15 kilometers away on the day of the explosion and were still burning, although at a lower levels, three days later.

4. YUNGAS ROAD BOLIVIA

The North Yungas Road, northeast of La paz in the Yungas region of Bolivia. It is legendary for its extreme danger wth estimates stating that 200 to 300 travelers are killed yearly along it. The road includes crosses marking many of the spots where cars, vans and busses have fallen. This is the one of the few routes that connects the Amazon rainforest region of northern Bolivia, to its capital city. Because of the extreme dropoffs of at least 600 meters, single-lane width – most of the road no wider than 3,2 meters and lack of guard rails, the road is extremely dangerous. Further still, rain, fog and dust can make visibility precarious. In many places the road surface is muddy and can loosen rocks from the road.

5. RAMREE ISLAND BURMA

Ramree Island in Burma is a huge swamp home to Thousands of salt water crocodiles, the deadliest in the world. It is also home to malaria carrying mosquitos, and venomous scorpions. During the second World War, the island was the site of a six week battle in the Burma campaign. Here is a description of one of those horrifying nights: “That night [of the 19 February 1945] was the most horrible that any member of the M.L. crews ever experienced. The scattered rifle shots in the pitch black swamp, punctured by the screams of wounded men crushed in the jaws of huge reptiles and the blurred worrying sound of spinning crocodiles made hell that has rarely been duplicated on earth. At dawn the vultures arrived to clean up what the crocodiles had left…of about 1,000 Japanese soldiers that entered the swamps of Ramree, only about 20 were found alive.”

6. ALNWICK THE POISON GARDEN

Inspired by the Botanical Gardens in Padua, Italy. The Alnwick Poison Garden is a garden devoted entirely to plants, that can kill. It features many plants grown unwittingly in the back gardens, and those that grow in the Brittish countryside as well as many more unusual varieties. Flame-shaped beds contain Ballo donna, tobacco, and mandrake. The Alnwick Garden has a home office license to grow some of the very special plants; namely, coca and cannabis which are found behind bars in giant cages – for obvious reasons.

7. ASBESTOS MINE CANADA

Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals highly prized for their resistance to fire and sound absorption abilities. On the downside, exposure to this stuff causes cancer and a variety of other diseases. t is so dangerous that the European Union has banned all mining and use of asbestos, in all Europe. The mine offers bus tours of the deadly environment during the summer months. Tickets are free. If you decide to visit, do not forget your full body, biohazard suit.

8. THE DOOR TO HELL

While drilling in Derweze in Turkmenistan in 1971 geologists accidentally found an underground cavern filled with natural gas. The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of about 50-100 meters. To avoid the poisonous gas, scientists decided to set fire to the hole. Geologists had hoped that the fire would go out in a few days. But, it has been burning ever since. Locals have named the cavern “The Door to Hell”. It is one hell of an amazing place, but certainly one you wouldn’t want to visit.

9. THE IZU ISLANDS

The Izu Islands are a group of volcanic islands in Japan. Because of their volcanic nature, the islands are constantly filled with the stench of sulfur. Residents were evacuated from the islands in 1953 and 2000 due to volcanic activity and dangerously high levels of gas. The people returned in 2005 but are now required to carry gas masks with them at all times in cas gas levels rise unexpectedly.

10. THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, also described as the Pacific Trash Vortex, is a gyre of marine litter in the central North Pacific Ocean, The Patch is characterized by exceptionally high concentrations of pelagic plastics, chemical sludge, and other debris that have been trapped by the currents of the North Pacific Gyre. The patch is not easily visible because it consists of very small pieces, almost invisible to the naked eye.

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