When the time comes, the old skin is shed to reveal the new, larger skin beneath. The process of shedding begins with the snake’s skin becoming dull and dry. Its eyes may appear cloudy or blue, ...
hidden places to shed their skin. Photographer Shintaro Seki, 51, was looking at a rice paddy when he found a striped snake with cloudy eyes, an indication that it was ready to molt. The cloudy ...
Snakes don’t blink as they have transparent eyelids that are fused shut. When they shed their skin they also shed these eye coverings, which are known as brille. The lack of blinking may have ...