For protection, and also for help in locomotion.
Yes, snakes have scales covering their body. These scales serve multiple purposes, including providing protection, aiding in movement, and helping regulate the snake's body temperature.
There are a few names for snake scales - depending on where they are on the body. Some examples are: Dorsal (on top of the body), Ventral (underneath the body), Caudal (on top of the tail) and Subcaudal (underneath the tail).
Snakes are reptiles. All reptiles have a covering of scaly skin. They do not actually have individual scales like fish do.
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The body covering of a python is known as scales. The python is a snake which has a flexible body which is covered with overlapping scales.
Quite simply because they exhibit the classic body structure of a snake - long, slender body shape, scales covering their body & no eyelids. They are also classified in the reptile family as a recognised snake species !
No, amphibians do not have scales. A snake has scales and it is a reptile.
scales, head, fangs, no legs, short tail, long, thin body!
No monkeys don't have scales but a reptile like a snake has scales.
A land animal that crawls and has scales is a snake. Snakes move by crawling on their bellies and their bodies are covered in scales for protection.
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