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

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

Hidden in plain sight for nearly 20 years, a thread-thin snake once feared lost to science has reappeared in Barbados.The ...

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

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

The world's smallest-known snake, the Barbados threadsnake, has been rediscovered after nearly two decades, sparking relief ...

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

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

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.

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

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Durante casi dos décadas, nadie había avistado a la serpiente más pequeña del mundo que se conocía. Algunos científicos temían que la serpiente hilo de Barbados se hubiera ...

The world’s smallest snake was rediscovered in Barbados after 20 years, sparking urgent conservation efforts to protect its fragile habitat.