For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. “After a year of searching, you begin to get a little pessimistic,” said Blades, project officer with the ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but ...

News Nation/World Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world's smallest-known snake By The Associated Press July 23, 2025 10:00 am ...

Some scientists worried that the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny morning, Connor Blades lifted a rock in a tiny forest in the eastern Caribbean island and held his breath.

No one had spotted the world’s smallest known snake for nearly two decades.

The world’s smallest known snake can fit comfortably on a coin, so it was able to elude scientists for nearly two decades.

Scientists in Barbados Overturn Hundreds of Rocks to Rediscover World's Smallest-Known Snake SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known ...