Well,....to be quite honest, the length of a shed skin in regards to a snake's length means absolutely nothing. This is a common misconception that is made by many people.

As this photo depicts,..each scale on the shed has a length of skin on the front and back of it underneath each and every scale where it is attached to the body of the snake. When you account for every one of these additional lengths of skin, PLUS the stretch of the shed skin itself, it DRAMATICALLY increases the length substantially.

I would say the snake is actually still in the four foot range.


best regards, ~Doug





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