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----------------------- The Barbados Threadsnake only occurs on Barbados. What people in Florida and other places (Hawaii, other islands in the Pacific, California, Texas, South America, Africa, etc.) are seeing is a common introduced species, the FlowerPot Blindsnake, Ramphotyphlops braminus, that belongs to a different family (there are other species as well, but this one is common around houses). It was introduced probably from Indonesia. It is BLACK and very thin. The hatchlings and young can fit on a coin, but the adults are larger than the adults of the Barbados Threadsnake (the Flowerpot Blindsnake also occurs on Barbados). The two are not the same species for the same reason that not all small birds or small mammals are the same species (There are 3,100 species of snakes). Different species often have characters that must be seen under a microscope. Often, their sex and adult status can only be determined by an expert. Use internet searches to determine what you have, and to learn more about the species that occur in your area.