The world's smallest snake discovered in Barbados
Sunday, August 3, 2008 - 09:00
in Biology & Nature
The world's smallest species of snake, with adults averaging just under four inches in length, has been identified on the Caribbean island of Barbados. The species - which is as thin as a spaghetti noodle and small enough to rest comfortably on a U.S. quarter - was discovered by Blair Hedges, an evolutionary biologist at Penn State...
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