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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

[WASHINGTON] 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 ...

The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados during an ecological survey in March. Agence France-Presse World News Jul 26, 2025 08:06 am IST ...

In 2008, Hedges’ discovery was published in a scientific journal, with the snake named Tetracheilostoma carlae, in honor of his wife.

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 ...

In 2008, Hedges’ discovery was published in a scientific journal, with the snake baptized Tetracheilostoma carlae, in honor of his wife. “I spent days searching for them,” Hedges recalled.