No one had spotted the world’s smallest known snake for nearly two decades. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados ...

First spotted in 1889, the Barbados threadsnake is the smallest known species of snake in the world. When fully grown, it’s ...

The world's smallest snake, the Barbados threadsnake, has been rediscovered in Barbados after 20 years, during an ecological ...

The Barbados threadsnake, thought to be the world's smallest snake species, was 'rediscovered' in Barbados in March 2025, ...

What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as "lost species." We do not know if they've gone extinct, or if it's simply that nobody has ...

A large Southern African python was unexpectedly found next to the M19 highway in New Germany, KwaZulu-Natal, and a snake ...

Places like Springs and Brakpan on the East Rand are seeing bridges slowly erode and roads collapsing, like the Rondebult ...

A descent into illegal tunnels reveals how miners are undermining roads near Benoni, causing destruction and risking lives.

For World Snake Day, The Advocate spoke with local experts about what residents should know about the misunderstood reptiles that play a critical role in the ecosystem.

An stray snake has been found in a fish and chip shop in south-east London. The RSPCA was called to the chip shop in Greenwich last week following reports that a python was on the loose.

WorldAtlas has released a list of the most snake infested lakes in Louisiana. Find out which lakes have the highest numbers of snakes.