Do you know that snakes shed their skin every now and then.....!
By alienstar
@alienstar (5142)
India
5 responses
@smbilalshah (1316)
• Pakistan
23 Jan 07
well everyone knows that they do and then come up with a new shining one, infact humans do it too, not as dramatically as snakes though but when your skin cells die they turn white and that part of your skin then falls off and then new skin is revealed, do its not such a big deal
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
23 Jan 07
Yes, it's a natural phenomenon and some people don't know still and don't be amused if soem one asks you why this happens and to see the video footage of snake sheding skin rubbing againsta rough surface is real fun isn't it?
Anyway's, thanks for responding
@alienstar (5142)
• India
23 Jan 07
Yes, snake's body will go on growing till almost at old age where it will decrease its growing rate and while their body grows, snakes do tend to rub itself to a rough surface sheding out it's skin....
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@sunshinecup (7871)
•
24 Jan 07
They are growing I thought and their skin doesn't grow with them after is dries? Not for sure other than that, I don't like snacks much so I never really pat attention. I know, shame of me. :-)
@alienstar (5142)
• India
24 Jan 07
Snake body goes on growing and not the skin.So, snakes she their old skin every now and then so that new skin grows and snake body will keep on going till the end and only at their old age the growing rate will be little less and snakes rub their skin against any rough surface to take out the skin..
Anyway's, thanks for responding
@arvindsbabu (290)
• India
23 Jan 07
well i'm not a biology student to answer it but i'll give my opinion......it's normal if u don;t bathe for a week or more than three days u may feel itchy all over snakes too have a siimilar feeling there skins become too old and can't give protection to the inner flesh of the body so they shed there skins by scratching there bodies in rough surfaces they then develop a new skin around themselves to protect it
@alienstar (5142)
• India
23 Jan 07
Well said and even though you saited a nice example here, many people still don't know all these isn't it? snake body keeps on growing till almost the end stage and only at older age, the growing rate will be little less.Have you seen all these procedures live or have you seen all these in tv channels like geographic,animalplanet etc...?
Anyway's, thanks for responding
@alienstar (5142)
• India
23 Jan 07
Oh...is it? i haven't seen it real life.But, i have seen it sheding it's skin 2 3 times in discovery and geographic channela nd i really enjoyed seeing those in tv.But, actually how much time it takes to shed out its skin as you might be able to tell this as you have seen it live isn't it?
Anyway's, thanks for responding
