A RECORD-breaking snake lost to science for nearly two decades has finally resurfaced on the island of Barbados. The Barbados ...

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

First 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.

During a routine survey in a patch of forest in central Barbados, researchers lifted a rock and found something unexpected in ...

Until this spring, the world's smallest species of snake was considered lost to science, and quite possibly extinct — until ...

The world's smallest snake has reemerged from hiding after nearly two decades.

The Barbados threadsnake, thought to be the world's smallest snake species, was 'rediscovered' in Barbados in March 2025, ...

The world's smallest-known snake, the Barbados threadsnake, has been rediscovered after nearly two decades, sparking relief ...

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

Hedges said the tiny-title-holding snake, which is so diminutive it can curl up on a U.S. quarter, is the smallest of the roughly 3,100 known snake species.

The world's smallest snake, averaging about 10 centimetres long and as thin as spaghetti, has been found lurking under a rock on the Caribbean island of Barbados. The new species, named ...