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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Barbados threadsnake was previously featured on a list of 4,800 plant, animal and fungi species described as ‘lost to science’ – having last been seen in 2006 ...

The Barbados threadsnake, the world's smallest snake, has been rediscovered after vanishing for nearly two decades, sparking ...

The world’s smallest snake has been rediscovered after being lost to science for nearly 20 years. The Barbados threadsnake ...

In the wild, the garter snake generally have the shortest lifespan among common snake species, often living only 2-4 years.