Iguanas are among the most fascinating reptiles in the world. They can live for 20 or more years in captivity. They possess ...

Snakes are reptiles of the order Squamata that have no limbs on their long, scaly bodies. These reptiles routinely experience ecdysis, the shedding of a layer of skin. They do this to accommodate ...

All vertebrates shed the outer layer of their epidermis, usually continuously, but squamate reptiles shed periodically, losing large pieces of this layer at once. While the cellular processes leading ...

A curious moment in Hebei, China, was captured on camera in early August: a leopard gecko got some unusual help from its owner while shedding its skin. The video fascinated online viewers with this ...

As we enter the new year, many of us think about starting fresh with a clean slate. There are some animals at the Nature Center that take on this mindset as well, except that it has nothing to do with ...