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World's smallest snake makes big comeback
A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to ...
Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world’s smallest-known snake
No one had spotted the world’s smallest known snake for nearly two decades. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados ...
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Scientists Feared the World’s Smallest Snake Had Gone Extinct. They Just Found It Again
First spotted in 1889, the Barbados threadsnake is the smallest known species of snake in the world. When fully grown, it’s ...
World's smallest snake rediscovered 20 years since last sighting
The world's smallest snake has reemerged from hiding after nearly two decades.
Scientists find the world's smallest snake, once feared extinct, hanging out under a rock
Until this spring, the world's smallest species of snake was considered lost to science, and quite possibly extinct — until ...
Snake Species Believed to Be the World's Smallest 'Rediscovered' After Being 'Lost to Science' for 20 Years
The Barbados threadsnake, thought to be the world's smallest snake species, was 'rediscovered' in Barbados in March 2025, ...
World’s smallest snake measuring four inches rediscovered under a rock
The world's smallest-known snake, the Barbados threadsnake, has been rediscovered after nearly two decades, sparking relief ...
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World’s smallest ‘lost’ snake spotted after two decades
A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to ...
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World's smallest snake sighted for first time in 20 years
The world's smallest snake has been rediscovered in Barbados almost 20 years after its last sighting.During an ecological ...
World’s smallest snake ‘Barbados threadsnake’ rediscovered after 20 years; know why it matters more than its size
The Barbados threadsnake, the world's smallest snake, has been rediscovered after vanishing for nearly two decades, sparking ...
World’s tiniest snake is rediscovered after being in hiding for 20 years
The Barbados threadsnake was previously featured on a list of 4,800 plant, animal and fungi species described as ‘lost to ...
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World's smallest snake found › News in Science (ABC Science)
Lucky find: The world's smallest snake is shown resting on a US 25-cent piece. (Source: Blair Hedges, Penn State) Related Stories. Snakes reveal deadly fang secret, Science Online, 31 Jul 2008; ...