when a snake sheds its skin, why isn’t it colourful?
- Written by Damian Lettoof, PhD Candidate, Curtin University
When a snake sheds its skin, why isn’t it colourful? Yahya, aged eight
Thanks for the question Yahya!
Snakes come in all sorts of colours and patterns, especially in Australia. Our prettiest snakes include the Jan’s banded snake, the black-striped snake and the broad-headed snake (but...
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