We explain why snakes have to shed their entire top layer of skin in one go as part of their growth cycle and how often they ...

Snakes shed their skin multiple times per year. This is done for the growth and health of the snake. It is a time when snakes are most vulnerable and tend to hide away from the world while their old ...

Like other animals and insects, snakes shed their skin for many different reasons. This practice is beneficial to the snake as they grow older, but have you ever wondered why they have to shed in the ...

Skin-shedding in reptiles is a crucial natural bodily process. Some people think that only snakes and lizards shed, but this is untrue. It’s an essential part of life for all reptiles for a variety of ...

It was a Sunday and a big storm was on the way. The morning was fairly calm, but clouds had moved in and there wasn’t much time before the snow started to fall. In a perfect world, I could have simply ...

Do you ever wish you could just crawl out of your own skin? Snakes are some of the few creatures on Earth that actually can. Dozens of times throughout its life, a snake slithers out of its old skin ...