Why do snakes shed their skin?

Qammunity

My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites

Ask a Question
Questions
Unanswered
Tags
Categories
Ask a Question

asked Jan 4, 2018 231k views

1 vote

Why do snakes shed their skin?

Biology
high-school

Hashim Adel asked

by Hashim Adel

9.2k points

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

2 Answers

4 votes

Answer:

Snakes shed their skin because their skin is getting too tight.

Pando answered Jan 6, 2018

by Pando

8.4k points

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

7 votes

Snakes shed there skin so that it allows the for further growth. Thats one reason

Drizzie answered Jan 9, 2018

by Drizzie

8.3k points

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

← Prev Question Next Question →

Related questions

asked Dec 7, 2017 70.0k views

Becky wasn't someone who was normally skittish about wild things. She'd handled snakes before, picked up lizards many times, caught frogs in the garage and let them go. What is the main purpose of this

SmugglerFlynn asked Dec 7, 2017

by SmugglerFlynn

8.0k points

English
middle-school

2 answers

4 votes

70.0k views

asked Sep 3, 2018 92.6k views

Snakes shed their outermost layer of skin regularly. Which characteristic of life is this action an example of? A)excretion B)growth C)homeostasis D)nutrition E)reproduction

Wiebe Tijsma asked Sep 3, 2018

by Wiebe Tijsma

8.1k points

Biology
high-school

2 answers

4 votes

92.6k views

asked Aug 8, 2018 16.5k views

Snakes shed their outermost layer of skin regularly. Which characteristic of life is this action an example of? A:excretion B:growth C:homeostasis D:nutrition E:reproduction

Satender asked Aug 8, 2018

by Satender

7.6k points

Biology
high-school

2 answers

4 votes

16.5k views

Ask a Question

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

2 Answers

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Related questions

Other Questions