Snakes are reptiles of the order Squamata that have no limbs on their long, scaly bodies. These reptiles routinely experience ...

Snakes shed their skin through a process known as ecdysis. The shedding varies with a snake's age, species and environment. The occurrence of the shedding can be as regular as once a month to a ...

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 ...

When a bird drapes its nest with snake skin, it isn't just making an interesting decor choice. Researchers find that for some birds, it keeps predators at bay.