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Forest Life in Barbados

August 19, 2008 11:43 am

By Linda Tancs

Nature and wildlife lovers will be interested to note that the tiniest snake in the world has been discovered (in an official sense, at least) in a thicket of forest in Barbados. Resembling an earthworm, the barely four-inch, spaghetti-like reptile has been given the scientific moniker Leptotyphlops carlae. A similar species is endemic to the island of Martinique. Just another reason to keep your shoes on.

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