Scientists have rediscovered the Barbados threadsnake, the world’s tiniest snake, after it went missing for over two decades.

Until this spring, the world's smallest species of snake was considered lost to science, and quite possibly extinct — until ...

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

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

It’s the smallest known snake in the world. The species had not been documented since 2005 and was considered “lost to ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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