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 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 ...

If we set aside elephants and blue whales for a moment and shift our focus to the other end of the size spectrum, the world ...

Scientists rediscovered the world’s smallest snake, the Barbados threadsnake, after it had been missing from scientific observation for 20 years. The tiny blind snake required microscopic examination ...