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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 ...
The Smallest Snake on Earth Has Been Found Again After 20 Years
The Barbados threadsnake may be tiny, but it has made big news in the scientific world. This elusive little creature, listed ...
World's smallest snake rediscovered 20 years since last sighting
The world's smallest snake has reemerged from hiding after nearly two decades.
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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 ...
Scientists overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world's smallest-known snake
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried ...
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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Scientists Just Rediscovered the World’s Smallest Snake — Thought Lost for 20 Years
It was Tetracheilostoma carlae, the Barbados threadsnake. It’s the smallest known snake in the world. The species had not ...
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World’s Smallest Snake Rediscovered After Decades Lost
The world’s smallest snake was rediscovered in Barbados after 20 years, sparking urgent conservation efforts to protect its fragile habitat.
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World’s smallest snake rediscovered in Barbados
The world’s smallest snake has been rediscovered after being lost to science for nearly 20 years. The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae), was rediscovered under a rock in central Barbados ...