Barbados Threadsnake

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Barbados Threadsnake

  • Barbados Threadsnake
    Animal class: Reptiles– (Their bodies are covered in bony plates or scales, they breathe air with lungs, are cold-blooded (their bodies cannot hold heat and must warm themselves by their surroundings like the sun), have vertebrae (spine or backbone), most have 4 legs, they lay eggs (Some species like the Viper (snake) will keep their eggs in their bodies until the egg hatches. Then the baby is born. A few rare species have a live birth like the Three-toed skink), and their sizes range from the Brookesia nana (a chameleon) at .55 in (1.4 cm) to the Saltwater crocodile at 20 ft (6 m)) (Example: Lizards, turtles, snakes, and alligators. There are about 9,000 different species.)
  • Diet: Carnivore (They only eat meat)– Termites and insect larvae (babies or eggs)
  • Lifespan: Unknown
  • Predators: Birds and other bigger animals
  • Size: About 4.1 in (10 cm) long
  • Species: There are about 15 species of threadsnakes
  • Status: Critically Endangered
  • Weight: About 0.02 oz (0.6 g)
  • barbados_threadsnake MapWhere do they live?: They live in the forest in the Caribbean on the island of Barbados.
  • They are the smallest known snake species.
  • They are completely harmless, not poisonous.
  • They live in the forest and spend most of their time burrowing underground, searching for food.
  • Females only lay one egg at a time, and it is shaped like a grain of rice. Most snakes can lay 3-100 eggs at a time.

Chip Valecek
Author: Chip Valecek