Samantha Pierce

Alright Sis1 no need to freak out. The previously snake free (except for a few pets) island of Barbados now has its own native species. The smallest species of snake so far discovered by scientists. This species can curl up comfortably on a US quarter. Most regular folk would probably mistake it for a worm or a millipede . I have the feeling that Sis2 may have bashed some of these with a rock when she went through a creepy crawly hunting and bashing stage when she was little. Spaghetti-Thin Snake Is World's Smallest Technorati Tags: snake , barbados , caribbean , west indies Generated By Technorati Tag Generator

Sometime around 2:00 PM EST there was a magnitude 7.4 earthquake somewhere near the island of Barbados (land of my birth). That particular part of the West Indies is not know for seismic activity so when I saw this a few minutes ago I thought Instapundit meant politics. I followed the link to Caribbean Lionesse and found out that they meant a real earthquake. Then I called dad who confirmed that there really was an earthquake. He said that everyone we know is fine. He's still waiting to hear from one more family member. Dad also noted that at least one news report he heard got the geography of the region wrong. Here's a link to the USGS data if you want the facts. The epicenter appears to be near or on Martinique. Others blogging the incident are: Riehl World Mike in Dominica Steve's Dominica More later. I've got to get the kids to bed now. Updates 9:22 PM EST Global Voices Magnitude-7.4 earthquake rocks Caribbean In Martinique, police and firefighters responded to h...