In 1995, just 51 rare snakes survived on one tiny Caribbean island; 21 years later their population topped 1,100
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September 14, 2026
In 1995, the Antiguan racer was perilously close to disappearing from the wild. Just 51 of these rare Caribbean snakes were estimated to survive, all confined to tiny Great Bird Island off the coast of Antigua. The species had little room to recover. Yet…