Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Worlds smallest snake.

Reference; http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2008/08/04/worlds_smallest_snake_found_in_barbados.html

Summary; The worlds smallest snake, with adults averaging to be only four inches long was found in the island of Barbados which is located in the Caribbean. The snake is really small it is only as wide as a spaghetti noodle and can fit comfortably on a quarter. The snake was discovered by Blair Hedges, an evolutionary biologist at Penn State University. He and his colleagues are also the discoverers of the worlds smallest frog, and the worlds smallest lizard. He found the snake in a forest fragment in the easteren part of Barbados. He says the species is rare because its habitat is being replaced by buildings and roadways. "Habitat destruction is a major threat to the biodiversity throughout the world" Hedges says.

Critique; I think it is really cool how small the worlds smallest snake is!

Impact; I hope this will show that we should not destroy habitats or forests!
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