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

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

The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados during an ecological ...

A tiny, elusive snake species that hadn’t been documented for nearly 20 years has been rediscovered in Barbados. Scientists ...

The world’s smallest snake, the Barbados threadsnake, has been rediscovered after nearly two decades during an ecological survey in central Barbados. Measuring just 10 cm, this rare blind snake had ...

The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados during an ecological survey in March by the Barbados Ministry of the Environment and National ...

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 ...

The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados . Blair Hedges; The rare species is tiny enough to almost fit on a US quarter coin .

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

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.

The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados. Connor Blades; The rare species is tiny enough to almost fit on a US quarter coin.