You can see that the covering of the eyes also comes off. Isn't that amazing.
While looking to try to identify this which I didn't by the way. I went off in another directions. I found some interesting ways to tell if it is a poisonous snake or not. There are a few distinguishing characteristics that help us in this. Poisonous snakes have vertically elliptical eye pupil. If it is a pit viper it has an opening between the eye and the nostril which is called a pit. Non-poisonous snakes don't have that pit and their eyes are round.
Another interesting way to tell them apart that I didn't know is their tails. Poisonous snakes have a single row of scales under their tails. Basically they are circles around the tail. The nonpoisonous snakes have divided scales that appear to be in two rows.
I think I'll look at their eyes first before checking out their tails if I come across a live snake, don't you think?
4 comments:
That is very interesting! I am just glad its not a live snake you are holding :D I think thats a good idea to look at the eyes first btw! ;-)
It's always fun and amazing to take a closer look at Jehovah's creations, isn't it. Thanks for sharing!
Your Sis, Carolyn
wow! I don't think I have ever seen a shed skin that has the eye coverings intact. I wouldn't get the chance to check out the eyes OR the tail of a snake, I am usually running away pretty fast.
Wow, now that is cool!
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I am glad you got a laugh out of my Mental Breakdown Day! LOL
Your blog looks like a great read! I will have to come back someday before midnight! LOL
Jamin
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What a wonderful snake skin! We found one last week at the arboretum :-) and I took a quick photo. I wish I would have got a closer look! And, thanks for doing some research and teaching us all a little something!
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