SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world's smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried ...

After nearly 20 years of silence, the world’s smallest snake, Tetracheilostoma carlae, has been rediscovered in the forests ...

The world’s smallest snake has been rediscovered after being lost to science for nearly 20 years. The Barbados threadsnake ...

The world’s smallest snake has been rediscovered after being lost to science for nearly 20 years. The Barbados threadsnake ...

Because the snake is native to the Brisbane region, Mark Pelley suspects it escaped from a passenger’s luggage during a flight from Brisbane to Melbourne.

Because the snake is native to the Brisbane region, Mark Pelley suspects it escaped from a passenger’s luggage during a flight from Brisbane to Melbourne.

Snake captured on passenger plane - as expert reveals how it got there The reptile was found as passengers were boarding Virgin Australia Flight VA337 at Melbourne Airport bound for Brisbane.

A snake catcher found the reptile half-hidden in the plane’s cargo hold.

A snake found its way onto a plane, causing a two-hour delay so that professionals could remove it. The reptile was found behind a panel inside the cargo hold, per snake catcher Mark Pelley.

Snake eggs might not look like much on their own, but when grouped in a clutch, their combined weight can be surprising. However, just as different species of snakes vary in length and size, so do ...