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

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

First spotted in 1889, the Barbados threadsnake is the smallest known species of snake in the world. When fully grown, it’s ...

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

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

Rediscovery of world's smallest snake, Barbados threadsnake, sparks hope for wildlife protection on Caribbean island.

After 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, ...

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

Measuring just 8cm to 10cm when fully grown — tiny enough to almost fit on a US quarter coin — the Barbados threadsnake is ...

The world's smallest snake has been rediscovered in Barbados almost 20 years after its last sighting.During an ecological ...

The Barbados threadsnake was previously featured on a list of 4,800 plant, animal and fungi species described as ‘lost to ...