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.

A Barbados threadsnake is shown next to a ruler in the Scotland District of St. Andrew, Barbados. (Connor Blades/Re:wild) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s ...

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The Barbados threadsnake may be tiny, but it has made big news in the scientific world. This elusive little creature, listed as the smallest snake in the world, had gone missing for 20 years but has ...

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 one sunny ...

Snakes may have a reputation for being mysterious or even frightening, but many species are surprisingly docile. Even 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 have been "lost" to science. The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae ...

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. The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae ...

The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados - Copyright Re:wild/AFP Connor Blades The Barbados threadsnake ...