World's Smallest Snake - The Barbados Thread Snake

The Barbados threadsnake (Leptotyphlops carlae) is a species of blind threadsnake. It is the smallest known snake species.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Leptotyphlops
Species: L. carlae
Binomial name Leptotyphlops carla


The snake was first identified as a separate species in 2008 by S. Blair Hedges, a herpetologist from Pennsylvania State University.Hedges named the new species of snake in honor of his wife, Carla Ann Hass, a herpetologist who was part of the discovery team. Specimens already existed in reference collections in the London Natural History Museum and in a museum in California, but they had been incorrectly identified to belong to another species.

At the time of publication, August 2008, L. carlae was described as the snake species with the smallest adults in the world.The first scientific specimens taken by the research team were found under rocks in a forest. The snake is thought to be near the lower size limit for snakes, as young snakes need to attain a certain minimum size to find suitable food.
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[ichikasakura]

That snake is called blind snake when it grows up it turns into a dark blue

[sorrynotsorryxoxo]

I looked up smallest snake in the world expecting a Kenyan Sand Boa to pop up...

[Supernova-lcyf]

Just saw one of these in the backyard at night after consecutive days of rain here in Barbados. After I sprayed it, it literally zig zagged quickly like a snake so I was like woah this might be one. They are longer than you think

[Candycane-yn]

They come through the walls most of time

[oliviangaihte]

She is so brave..Unbelievable!! And the snakes don't even bother to take a bite!! Wow!!

[TechOnShow]

This shit comes to my house everyday. They are daily visitors

[ابويحيي]

الثعبان ده بنلاقي منه كتير في مصر والناس بتعتقد انه دوده مش ثعبان ولكنه غير مؤذي 👍

[itsujjwal]

Its not thread snake thread snakes not found in india. It is brahminy blind snake known as worm snake or teliya snake . So dont be shy.

[paulwanyoike]

Had to Google it. Saw one today outside my house under a rock. Thought it's a worm with a flickering tongue. Murang'a, Kenya.

[sereengaming]

Is that type of snakes poisoned?? Cause I found many of them and my cat caught one too!! When I tried to catch her she she did bite the stick and when I hold her head with the stick!! She started fighting with her tail like there is a needle in the end of it!!!

[Omnarayanpatel]

Aaj mere garpe same aisa snake aayata vobhi 12 baje raat ko 😮😮

[sereengaming]

In this link look how she bites without opening her mouth ..that's scary thing

[mariemartheguillaume]

It danger I saw one in my house today .

[ryanw]

Just found a little bugger in Costa Mesa CA

[jiichamaa]

Uhm that's a Brahminy Blind Snake

[maryjanenavarro]

is it okey to pet it? coz u know they're cute.

[ZachariahMcKenzieOG]

Be civil and respectful okay that's a worm

[tomrhapaelabbaselmidor]

I saw that kind of snake is that a venomous snake...??? Educate us pls