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, ...

A March survey in Barbados marked the tiny reptiles' return to the world of science Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned with the ...

The Barbados threadsnake is just three to four inches long and about the same width as a strand of spaghetti. Pictured here in 2006, the species was officially described in 2008. Blair Hedges A tiny, ...

The Barbados threadsnake may be tiny, but it has made big news in the scientific world. This elusive little creature, listed as the smallest snake in the world, had gone missing for 20 years but has ...

The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados - Copyright Re:wild/AFP Connor Blades The Barbados threadsnake ...

A snake thought to be the tiniest in the world is making a big splash! Earlier this year, the reclusive Barbados threadsnake was "rediscovered" during an ecological survey in central Barbados ...