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Nature's big picture: Rarest snake

Saint Lucia racer, world's rarest snake [Photo:BBC]

Conservationists confirm that the Saint Lucia racer is the world's rarest species of snake, with fewer than 18 surviving in the wild.

Populations of the small, non-venomous snake suffered rapid declines after mongooses were introduced from India in the late 19th Century.

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