After nearly 20 years of silence, the world’s smallest snake, Tetracheilostoma carlae, has been rediscovered in the forests of Barbados. This tiny, elusive creature, often described as being no bigger ...

Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct before it was rediscovered in March.

A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to ...

A tiny, elusive snake species that hadn’t been documented for nearly 20 years has been rediscovered in Barbados. Scientists were thrilled to find an individual Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma ...

The world’s smallest snake, the Barbados threadsnake, has been rediscovered after nearly two decades during an ecological survey in central Barbados. Measuring just 10 cm, this rare blind snake had ...

Hidden in plain sight for nearly 20 years, a thread-thin snake once feared lost to science has reappeared in Barbados. The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was discovered hiding ...

The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados during an ecological survey in March by the Barbados Ministry of the Environment and National ...

The Barbados threadsnake, scientifically known as Tetracheilostoma carlae, holds the record for being the world's smallest snake, measuring around 10 centimeters. Discovered in Barbados in 2008 ...

The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados during an ecological survey in March by the Barbados Ministry of the Environment and National ...

The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados during an ecological survey in March by the Barbados Ministry of the Environment and National ...

World's smallest snake makes big comeback AFP AFP Jul 25, 2025 Updated Jul 26, 2025 Connor Blades The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados ...

The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados Connor Blades The rare species is tiny enough to almost fit on a US quarter coin Blair Hedges ...