
Thursday, October 4, 2007


Have you ever wondered if snakes shade their skins? Have you ever wondered why snakes shed their skins? All right, I will tell you that and you’ll understand! Typically, snakes shed their skin at least once a month. A few factors affect the frequency of shedding, such as: age, species, diet, temperature and their reproduction level. The shedding process is know as ecdysis (Psss… it is pronounced as ec-dee-sis) – all reptiles go through this process – and snakes shed their skin in one piece which include eye caps. Usually, younger snakes tend to shed more than adult snakes.
After the shedding the process, mating and giving birth take place. ‘In the blue’ is a term used to describe a snakes that is about to shed. The sighs include: dull skin, ‘bluish’ eyes and nervous behavioral patterns because their sight is slightly affected, but it will only last three to four days. The whole shedding process takes about seven to fourteen days.
There will be PSLE this few days so I will not be online! Gd Luck!

♥ClariceChua♥sweet mem0ries♥ 10/04/2007 01:18:00 PM