No one had spotted the world’s smallest known snake for nearly two decades. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

The Barbados threadsnake was among 4,800 species of plants, animals and fungi once believed to be lost to science.

It’s hard to believe. That’s exactly how it felt. You try not to hope too much, but when you do find it, it is astonishing.” ...

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 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.