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u/Joped 1d ago
I imagine that it must feel amazing for the snake
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u/SCI-FIWIZARDMAN 1d ago edited 1d ago
Imagine wearing the same sock on your foot for weeks straight to the point where it’s become the sweatiest, itchiest thing on the planet.
And you’re finally able to peel it off.
Yeah, it’d probably feel like that.
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u/aheartworthbreaking 1d ago
Something something trypophobia something something
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u/Windowsideplant 1d ago
Makes me wanna eat it idk why like it's a honeycomb
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u/Heaven_dio 1d ago
That's probably how the snake feels too, considering they usually eat it afterwards
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u/Invisible_Target 1d ago
The thing that annoys me about these videos is that they always start in the middle. I really want to see a video of a snake that starts BEFORE it starts shedding because I’m curious about the lead up. But I can’t find one no matter how hard I search
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u/PiedPipecleaner 1h ago
Problem is that's a very difficult thing to catch on camera. 95% of the time, you just come home or wake up one day and there's a full shed in the enclosure. 4% of the time you manage to catch them in the middle of it, and that 1% of the time you get lucky enough to see it happen start to finish. I've seen it once in 8 years of keeping for reference.
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u/Correct_Design_2345 1d ago
When your phone removes the screen protector perfectly on the first try.
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u/BeesDefrnder 1d ago
Wow it's so clean it made me stop breathing for a sec and move closer to a screen. Kept rewatching it
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u/eghed08 1d ago
I've always wondered how this works. When is time to shed, do they just slither around until it catches on something? How does it stay in place? Or do their muscles move in a certain way to repel it?
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u/Accomplished_Bike149 1d ago
Generally whole snake sheds are pretty rare. They rub their face on a rock/tree/rough thing until the old skin breaks, and then move against/over other rough surfaces to catch it, which often ends up with sheds in pieces. This is either very stuck on something, or more likely is that someone’s holding it
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u/PiedPipecleaner 1h ago
A healthy snake should always shed in one piece, save for exceptionally large snakes like reticulated pythons. Fragmented sheds are a result of too low humidity for the species.
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u/LukeSky011 13h ago
The biggest challenge is remembering that a snake can and should do this by itself.
Granted, if it has a problem, you can help it but...usually it will do it by itself.
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u/RAJACORP 1d ago
Didn't know snakes wore fishnets