The snake named Leptotyphlops carlae, as thin as a spaghetti noodle, is resting on a U. S. quarter. Blair Hedges, professor of biology at Penn State, discovered the species and determined that it is the smallest of the more than 3,100 known snake species.
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Among the TriAlpha inductees were students from the Penn State Berks Aspiring Scholars program, who are pictured here with program coordinator Alexa Hodge.
