Dewey, Tanya
Identification
Date Taken
2002
Location
Michigan
Caption
Like all animals, reptiles shed their skin as they grow. Snakes peel their whole skin off all at once, starting with their nose. They rub against a rough stick or rock until their old skin splits, and then they slowly crawl out of it, leaving behind a complete empty skin turned inside out.
- Type
- Photo
- Subject
- Sign
- Anatomy
- Molting
Contributors
Tanya Dewey (photographer; copyright holder; identification), Animal Diversity Web
Conditions of Use
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.
Credit the Photographer
The Animal Diversity Web's use of this image is licensed by Tanya Dewey under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License; use of the image must credit the photographer:
Photo by Tanya Dewey. License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.