Nyoka wanafanya hivyo ili waendelee kukua (growth) Hata binadamu ipo ila ni ya kila siku, kwa nyoka imnatokea kila baada ya muda fulani........
Why do snakes
shed their
skin?
The simple answer is that snakes
shed their
skin because they are just like all other animals. All animals
shed their
skin — even you! In mammals, especially humans, this is an
ongoing process that's rarely noticed.
Skin shedding in reptiles is different. Instead of an
ongoing process, reptiles
shed skin periodically. Snakes are even more unique, because their
skin usually comes off in one piece. If you've ever seen a
snake skin, you know it looks like the
snake just
slithered right out of its
skin, almost like taking off a sock! Scientists call this process
ecdysis, although you may also sometimes hear the terms
sloughing and
molting.
Snakes
shed their
skin to allow for further
growth and to remove
parasites that may have attached to their old
skin. As a
snake grows, its
skin becomes stretched. Unlike human
skin, a
snake's
skin doesn't grow as the animal grows. Eventually, a
snake's
skin reaches a point where further
growth is not possible.
When that occurs, a new layer of
skin grows underneath the current one. As soon as it is complete, the old
skin peels away, leaving behind a
snake-shaped shell along with any parasites that may have been attached.
To leave their old
skin behind, snakes may go for a swim to allow water to loosen the old
skin even further. When they're ready to
shed the old layer, they create a
rip in the old
skin, usually in the mouth or nose area. They often do this by rubbing against a rough, hard object, such as a
rock or a log.
Once the old
skin layer has been
breached, the
snake inches its way through the old layer until it's completely removed. If you find a
snake skin in the wild, you'll notice that it's usually inside out and in one piece.
Snakes
shed their
skin quite often. The average
snake will
shed its
skin two to four times per year. This average varies with age and species, however. Young snakes that are actively growing may
shed their
skin every two weeks. Older snakes might only
shed their
skin twice each year.
Source:
https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-do-snakes-shed-their-skin