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 ...

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

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

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

I was making a joke and in my head I said, ‘I smell a threadsnake,'” Justin Springer, Caribbean program officer for the NGO ...

The world's smallest snake has reemerged from hiding after nearly two decades.

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

The Barbados threadsnake, thought to be the world's smallest snake species, was 'rediscovered' in Barbados in March 2025, ...

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

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

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