Until this spring, the world's smallest species of snake was considered lost to science, and quite possibly extinct — until Connor Blades and his colleague found one under a small rock in the forest.

First spotted in 1889, the Barbados threadsnake is the smallest known species of snake in the world. When fully grown, it’s ...

Measuring just 8cm to 10cm when fully grown — tiny enough to almost fit on a US quarter coin — the Barbados threadsnake is ...