For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world's smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados ...

The Barbados threadsnake may be tiny, but it has made big news in the scientific world. This elusive little creature, listed ...

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

It was Tetracheilostoma carlae, the Barbados threadsnake. It’s the smallest known snake in the world. The species had not ...

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

The world’s smallest snake was rediscovered in Barbados after 20 years, sparking urgent conservation efforts to protect its fragile habitat.

A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to have been "lost" to science."Barbados threadsnakes are blind snakes, so ...

After nearly 20 years of silence, the world’s smallest snake, Tetracheilostoma carlae, has been rediscovered in the forests ...

The tiny snake, which was found alongside an earthworm, was taken to the University of West Indies for careful examination under a microscope — it closely resembles the Brahminy blind snake, an ...

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 ...