Owner Helps Snake Shed Its Skin. Snake owners are discouraged from helping their snakes shed their skin, but one owner did just that, with the snake shedding from head to tail in a matter of minutes.

The skin takes on a dull color as it begins to detach from the snake’s body. This color change is an indication that shedding or ecdysis is imminent. Next, the snake’s eyes turn a milky blue.

Main image, a great-crested flycatcher. Inset, a snake bares its fangs. The flycatcher is one of a number of birds that line their nests with shed snakeskin because, a new study reports, it scares ...

In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In the corn snake, some morphs display red, yellow, or pink blotches, and ...

As 2025 unfolds, we find ourselves in the Year of the Snake—a symbol of adaptability and resilience. These qualities, often symbolized by the snake's ability to shed its skin and start anew ...

More information: Sophie A. Montandon et al, Regulatory and disruptive variants in the CLCN2 gene are associated with modified skin color pattern phenotypes in the corn snake, Genome Biology (2025 ...

Slink on outta that old skin, folks; the Year of the Wood Snake is upon us, and with it, the summons to shed the dead and move towards the fresh-cut foundation of the new.

The snake, which matches up with the years of people born in 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, ... he would grow out of his old skin in order to let go of that past. ...

The snake, which matches up with the years of people born in 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2025, is most commonly associated with intelligence, resilience and love, Lee said.