Conservationists in Barbados have confirmed the rediscovery of the world’s smallest snake, a species thought to have been extinct, as it had not...

A mature Barbados threadsnake on a US quarter. Credit: Blair Hedges, Penn State Conservationists in Barbados have confirmed the rediscovery of the...

Conservationists feared 10cm threadsnake as thin as a strand of spaghetti had become extinct

Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct. ......

Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct. ......

For nearly 20 years, the world’s smallest-known snake, the elusive Barbados threadsnake, had disappeared from sight. Many scientists began to fear...

For nearly 20 years, the world’s smallest-known snake, the elusive Barbados threadsnake, had disappeared from sight. Many scientists began to fear...