Why are the bodies of snakes always shiny?

Well, I am no snake breeder but to answer the question, it'll be a good idea to peek into the outer coat of the snakes. Most snakes have a outer layer of scales over their skins. These scales are made up of keratinocyte cells and contains the pigments called keratin. read more

Well, I am no snake breeder but to answer the question, it'll be a good idea to peek into the outer coat of the snakes. Most snakes have a outer layer of scales over their skins. These scales are made up of keratinocyte cells and contains the pigments called keratin. read more

Snakes are especially important in the control of rodents. Bull snakes can be a farmer's best friend. Snakes are distinctive in possessing an elongated, scaly body without limbs, external ear openings or eyelids, and like all other reptiles, they are cold-blooded or, more properly, ectothermic. read more

All snakes have long, flexible, scaly bodies. But underneath their scaly skin, they possess muscles, bones, lungs, intestines, a heart and a liver, just like other vertebrates. To accommodate the long slender body, most snakes have many more vertebrae and ribs than do other vertebrates of comparable size. read more