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

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.

For nearly 20 years, the world’s smallest-known snake, the elusive Barbados threadsnake, had disappeared from sight. Many scientists began to fear the worst.  They worried the tiny species, last ...

World’s tiniest snake is rediscovered after being in hiding for 20 years - The Barbados threadsnake was previously featured ...

The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae), long feared extinct and crowned the smallest snake species on Earth, has ...