Ever seen a snake shed its skin!? Snakes shed their skin to grow, stay healthy, and replace old or damaged skin. As they grow, their skin can’t stretch forever, so shedding allows new, larger skin to form. It also removes parasites, bacteria, and worn skin, keeping them clean and healthy. | BALLS of FURY

Snakes shed their skin as they grow, and even as they get older and their growth rate dramatically decrease, they never technically stop growing. My big snakes like Roku here only shed two or three times a year but it still happens! What you see me doing in this video is not hurting him as the skin is already loose and coming off. I took him to a show without realizing he was about to shed and he started the process in his travel bin on the way back home. When I pulled him out to put him back, h