The value of the golden lancehead pit vipers has reached a level which attracts quite different people for setting their feet on the island grounds. They very often break the law and dare to visit the island without any legal permit just for the snake-catching purposes. And not only because of their venom…
There is one more thing that attracts animal poachers, and this is … serpents themselves. In accordance with ABC News, the black market price of Bothrops insularis is over $15,000 sometimes. How come there might be somebody who wants to become this kind of snake’s owner?
