Washington, July 25, 2025 (AFP) - World's smallest snake makes big comeback

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2025-07-25
A snake so small it could be mistaken for a worm has been spotted in Barbados, nearly two decades after it was thought to have been "lost" to science. The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados during an ecological survey in March by the Barbados Ministry of the Environment and National Beautification and conservation group Re:wild. "Barbados threadsnakes are blind snakes, so they're very......
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