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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world's smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried ...
A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to ...
A snake believed to be extinct for nearly two decades and small enough to be mistaken for a worm has been rediscovered in Barbados, offering fresh hope for conservation efforts on the Caribbean island ...
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 Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados during an ecological ...
In its second year, business is going well for The Waters Edge Beauty and Spa. Owner Carlae Keates-May tells business reporter Emma Bailey about working within the CBay Aquatic Centre. How and ...
The Barbados threadsnake, scientifically known as Tetracheilostoma carlae, holds the record for being the world's smallest snake, measuring around 10 centimeters. Discovered in Barbados in 2008 ...
Biologist S. Blair Hedges discovered the Tetracheilostoma carlae (scientific name) in 2008 in a forest patch on the Caribbean island of Barbados. It measures just over 10 cm, or about 4 inches. For ...
There are 47 known species worldwide, including the muntjac deer (with its downright alien-like flaring scent glands) and the recently discovered Pudella carlae – but which is the largest?
A new species of deer, Pudella carlae, has been identified in the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, marking the first new cervid discovery in South Am ...
At full length, Tetracheilostoma carlae — though still a snake — measures just over 0.3 feet. It looks like an earthworm, but it's a fully grown snake. The Barbados threadsnake is built not to ...