It was Tetracheilostoma carlae, the Barbados threadsnake. It’s the smallest known snake in the world. The species had not ...

After nearly 20 years of silence, the world’s smallest snake, Tetracheilostoma carlae, has been rediscovered in the forests ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world's smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried ...

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 Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados during an ecological survey in March.

Beheaded venomous snakes like copperheads may still bite hours after death. Snake bite cases are rising as weather warms, Triangle hospitals report. Experts advise avoiding and not handling snakes ...

Montana may seem like a state that would be a snake’s playground, but in reality, there are only 10 snake species that call Montana home. Of those species, the majority do not pose any harm to ...

Snakes in trees? This Mississippi snake can climb almost anything 'The reason gray rat snakes and other rat snakes are such good climbers is because of their body shape. If you look at a cross ...

Because the snake is native to the Brisbane region, Mark Pelley suspects it escaped from a passenger’s luggage during a flight from Brisbane to Melbourne.

Because the snake is native to the Brisbane region, Mark Pelley suspects it escaped from a passenger’s luggage during a flight from Brisbane to Melbourne.