Using these methods, Hedges determined that this species, which he named Leptotyphlops carlae, is the smallest of the more than 3,100 known snake species. According to Hedges, the smallest and ...

You wouldn’t get many luxury handbags out of Leptotyphlops carlae. Barely the girth of a strand of spaghetti, it is the world’s smallest snake. Blair Hedges, an evolutionary biologist at ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified the world's smallest snake -- a reptile about 4 inches long and as thin as spaghetti that was found lurking under a rock on the Caribbean island ...

Given the name Leptotyphlops carlae, the snake is believed to be at or near the minimum size possible for snakes. Dr Hedges, from Pennsylvania State University, said: "Snakes may be prevented by ...