|
|  |
| Notices |
Welcome to the sSnakeSs community. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.
|
12-09-11, 09:09 PM
|
#1
|
|
Forum Moderator
Join Date: Feb-2010
Location: Ontario, Canada
Age: 38
Posts: 2,410
Country: 
|
World's Smallest Snake Species
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
|
|
|
|
12-09-11, 09:10 PM
|
#2
|
|
Member
Join Date: Oct-2011
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Age: 42
Posts: 360
Country:
|
Re: World's Smallest Snake Species
CRAZY, That's one small snake
__________________
0.1 Spouse, 0.1 Children, 1.0 Python Regius, 2.0 Cats, 3.5.22 ASF's 1.2.22 Mice
JIMI
|
|
|
|
|
12-09-11, 09:10 PM
|
#3
|
|
Retired Moderator
Join Date: Sep-2011
Location: Miami
Posts: 8,469
Country: 
|
Re: World's Smallest Snake Species
 that is really small!!!
__________________
Alessia
Quote:
|
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." -Anatole France
|
|
|
|
|
|
12-09-11, 09:12 PM
|
#4
|
|
queen of the Chicken Dance
Join Date: Aug-2011
Location: Halifax, MA
Posts: 3,528
Country:
|
Re: World's Smallest Snake Species
Wow! My 4 month old Kenyan Sand Boas are bigger than an adult of that species
|
|
|
|
|
12-09-11, 09:23 PM
|
#5
|
|
Snake Child
Join Date: Jun-2011
Location: New Hampshire
Age: 27
Posts: 2,431
Country:
|
Re: World's Smallest Snake Species
The flower pot snake is pretty close. 
|
|
|
|
|
12-09-11, 10:30 PM
|
#6
|
|
Member
Join Date: Nov-2010
Location: Boston
Posts: 125
Country:
|
Re: World's Smallest Snake Species
That is very interesting! It reminds me of the flower pot snakes that I've found in Florida before.
|
|
|
|
|
12-09-11, 10:39 PM
|
#7
|
|
Member
Join Date: Nov-2011
Location: Delaware
Posts: 158
Country:
|
Re: World's Smallest Snake Species
I thought my baby albino checkered was small!
__________________
Marnie 
1.0 Child, 1.1 Eastern Garters, 1.0 Checkered Albino Garter, 1.0 Crazy Chihuahua, 2.1 Cats, 1.1 Hermit Crabs.
|
|
|
|
|
12-09-11, 11:21 PM
|
#8
|
|
Retic Fanatic
Join Date: Mar-2011
Age: 36
Posts: 7,119
Country:
|
Re: World's Smallest Snake Species
Awesome lil guy!
__________________
People who know everything are often clueless.
|
|
|
|
|
12-10-11, 12:56 AM
|
#9
|
|
Member
Join Date: Aug-2011
Posts: 2,027
Country:
|
Re: World's Smallest Snake Species
Neat lil guy!
|
|
|
|
|
12-10-11, 02:39 AM
|
#10
|
|
Diesel the pumpkin killer
Join Date: Mar-2011
Age: 42
Posts: 5,352
Country:
|
Re: World's Smallest Snake Species
Aww He is cute!
__________________
Kat
|
|
|
|
|
12-10-11, 03:31 AM
|
#11
|
|
Member
Join Date: Sep-2011
Location: Southern Maryland
Age: 49
Posts: 983
Country:
|
Re: World's Smallest Snake Species
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
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.
These guys can grow up to 13 inches.
__________________
You will be fine here none of us are "normal", we are all "morphs" of one kind or another. ~LankyRob 1.0 Child ~ 0.1 Ball Python ~ 3.1 Cats ~ 1.1 Italian Leatherback Dragon ~ 0.1 Hypo Sandfire Dragon ~ 0.1 Reg Dragon ~ 1.0 Sandfire Dragon
|
|
|
|
|
12-10-11, 11:57 PM
|
#12
|
|
Village Idiot
Join Date: Oct-2011
Age: 39
Posts: 7,360
Country:
|
Re: World's Smallest Snake Species
I will have to let my brother know that he has lost his title.
__________________
I used to be a nice guy but that don't get you anywhere. So now I'm just a piece of ****, idiot,
who's too stupid to care.
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:42 AM.
Powered by vBulletin®
©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 2002-2023, Hobby Solutions.
|
 |
Linear Mode
