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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 that the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny morning, ...

Measuring just 10 centimeters (4 inches) long, the Barbados threadsnake ( Leptotyphlops carlae) holds the Guinness World ...

We’ve all heard of the world’s most massive sharks, both past and present. The megalodon, the great white shark, and the whale shark get most of the attention, but did you know that there are a ...

The world's smallest snake has reemerged from hiding after nearly two decades. The Barbados threadsnake, which measures 3-4 inches long, was "lost" to science for about 20 years, as researchers had ...