When the shedding process begins, the skin will begin to look slightly opaque and some snakes will get pink bellies when beginning the shedding process. Then, the snake will steadily become more and more opaque until the eyes completely clouded over. After a few days, before they shed their eyes will clear back up. Soon after that, they will shed off their old skin. The whole process can take 1-2 weeks, and sometimes longer.
The process of sloughing - or shedding, in snakes occurs when the snake outgrows its skin.
Snake skin doesn't stretch like ours does - and has to be replaced periodically. This is done by secreting fluid between the top (old) layer and the new skin underneath. The snake splits the skin around its jaw, then crawls out - leaving the old skin behind and revealing a shiny, new skin.
It's called sloughing.
No, snakes eat after they are done shedding. But they do sometimes defecate while shedding.
I thik it is the shedding of skin undergo by snakes and other reptiles.
As snakes grow the skin doesn't grow with them, so they shed the skin because it no longer "fits" them. By shedding the skin they can get larger, and grow.
The reason why snakes skin (its called shedding) fall of is because other persons answer Snakes skin will only stretch a small amount so, periodically, a snake sheds its old skin, having formed a new skin underneath. Young snakes shed much more frequently than older snakes as they grow faster when they're young. my answer The primary reason for this (snakes shedding there skin) is that the snakes grows, as the snake grows the outer skin douse not grow so the snake sheds its skin. HOW? the snake first rubs its nose against a hard surface the snake hooks its old skin on a twig then slides out of its old skin leaving it in one piece
they shed their skin when it gets old then new skin grows this the wrong answer income is rubbish
The old skin gets too small for the snake, so he sheds it and a new one grows in it's place. You can tell a snake is about to shed by his eyes; if they are cloudy, the old skin needs to go bye-bye.
The process of shedding skin in insects is Ecdysis.
There are several animals that molt. Two of the more well known ones are snakes and lizards. Both snakes and lizards snakes molt by shedding their skin when it gets old and outgrown.
Humans shed one cell at a time, all the time. Snakes do it in one slow-motion process once or twice a year (or more, depending on their rate of growth).
The snake was shedding a layer of its skin.
Snakes usually go off their food during the shedding process - however - once the shed is complete they will readily accept food.
Shedding the Skin - 2005 was released on: USA: 18 February 2005