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A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to ...
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Thought Extinct, the World’s Smallest Snake Has Reappeared in Barbados—Nearly 20 Years After Its Last SightingAfter nearly 20 years of silence, the world’s smallest snake, Tetracheilostoma carlae, has been rediscovered in the forests ...
The Barbados threadsnake, thought to be the world's smallest snake species, was 'rediscovered' in Barbados in March 2025, ...
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Scientists Feared the World’s Smallest Snake Had Gone Extinct. They Just Found It AgainFirst spotted in 1889, the Barbados threadsnake is the smallest known species of snake in the world. When fully grown, it’s ...
Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct before it was rediscovered in March.
[ LEPTOTYPHLOPS HUMILIS ] This enigmatic snake looks more earthworm than reptile, and with no distinctive body shape or eyes it hardly resembles familiar cousins such as garter snakes or rattlesnakes.
The snake struck at the hunter's chair each time it moved. The hunter was trapped in a small hunting blind. Snakes in the South are active year-round.
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