World's Smallest Snake Species

[Pareeeee]

From what I gather this snake was discovered back in 2008. Thought it was interesting!


Barbados Threadsnake (Leptotyphlops carlae) is a species of blind threadsnake. It is the smallest snake species currently known to exist.
This member of the Leptotyphlopidae family is found on the Caribbean island of Barbados.

The average length of Leptotyphlops carlae adults is approximately 10 cm, (4 inches), with the largest specimen found to date measuring 10.4 cm (4.09 inches). The snakes are said to be "as thin as spaghetti."

L. carlae is thought to feed primarily on a diet of termite and ant larvae. Threadsnakes are oviparous, laying eggs to reproduce. The female of this snake species produces only one large egg at a time. The emerging offspring is about half the size of the mother.

Above info taken from Barbados Threadsnake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados_Threadsnake)


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[spots]

CRAZY, That's one small snake

[alessia55]

:Wow: that is really small!!!

[CK SandBoas]

Wow! My 4 month old Kenyan Sand Boas are bigger than an adult of that species:Wow:

[youngster]

The flower pot snake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramphotyphlops_braminus) is pretty close. :)

[radstusky]

That is very interesting! It reminds me of the flower pot snakes that I've found in Florida before.

[EasternGirl]

I thought my baby albino checkered was small!

[stephanbakir]

Awesome lil guy!

[Rogue628]

Neat lil guy!

[Gungirl]

Aww He is cute!

[ZARADOZIA]

I have rescued another breed, Leptotyphlops humilis, (Western Blind Snake) before. Looks exactly like the one I had in my house. I had come home and in my living room is my Princess batting at something on the floor. All I could see was pink scales as it wove itself into my carpet- like pics of Lock Ness

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I had a devil of a time getting it out of my carpet, thankfully I didn't hurt it, and Princess didn't hurt it either. I had never seen a snake like that before, nor had my son who is always reading reptiles encyclopedias. I didn’t have the slightest idea of what it was at the time. After I got it out of the carpet I did a search for Texas snakes to find out what it was.


http://www.cagephotos.com/Snakes-of-Tucson/Non-Venemous/Western-Blindsnake/396260536_4n6iv-L.jpg


These guys can grow up to 13 inches.

[KORBIN5895]

I will have to let my brother know that he has lost his title.