If you want to know how to make a sneaker with better traction in the rain, just ask a snake. That’s the theory driving the research of Hisham Abdel-Aal, PhD, an associate teaching professor from ...

Snakes shed their skin several times per year. Shedding is a good indicator that snakes are getting enough nutrition, that their environments have proper humidity levels, and that they are overall ...

Snakes are interesting reptiles that have a special ability to shed their skin regularly. This process, called ecdysis, is important for their growth and health. Unlike humans, snakes cannot grow ...

Damian Lettoof is affiliated with the Australian Society of Herpetologists, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, the Ecological Society of Australia and the Society of Environmental ...

Snakes regularly shed skin. This process is called ecdysis. It helps snakes grow. Shedding removes old skin and parasites. Young snakes shed more often. Adult snakes shed a few times a year.