Smallest snake in the world

S. Blair Hedges, an evolutionary biologist at Penn State University has discovered the world's tiniest species of snake in the easternmost Carribbean island of Barbados.

A full-grown adults typically stretching less than 4 inces ( 10 centimeters) long that can curl up on a US quarter, is the smallest of the roughtly 3,100 known snake species. It will be introduce to the scientific world in the journal Zootaza.

Photo Source: Time Magazine

Millau Bridge - Highest Bridge in the World

location: Southern France over the River Tarn in the Massif Central Mountain.

The New Eight (8) Natural Wonders of the World

UNESCO's World Heritage List add its list of the New Wonders of the World.

1. Surtsey Island, Iceland. Volcanic formed island. Natural Reserve.


2. Mount Sangingshan Natural Park, China. Array of forest and granite pillars.


3. Monarch Butterfly Biosphere, Mexico. Found in Oyamel Fir Forest where millions of monarch butterflies in cluster pack.
4. Sardona Tectonic Arena, Switzerland. Old rocks over 200 years sits above the younger rock formations.

5. Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Canada. Fossil Record of Terrestial Life over 300 million years old.

6. Saryarka, Kazakhstan. Undisturbed area of Central Asian Steppe and lakes in Korgalzhyn and Naurzum.


7. Socotra Archipelago, Yemen. The Galapagos of the Indian Ocean where about 700 flora and fauna species not found anywhere else in the world.


8. New Caledonia, Australia. Tropical lagoons and coral reefs. The most extensive reef system of the world.