The Most Bizarre Skin You've Ever Seen!

Check out this shed from one of our Dragon Snakes (Xenodermus javanicus).

Take a look at that awesome scalation!

Such elaborate head scales.

Photo of the fascinating Xenodermus javanicus.

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That is incredible :scream:

I would love to see a stupidly high resolution picture of this, or to get it under a electron microscope like Destin from Smarter Every Day does with butterfly wings …

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I am now convinced that I absolutley need to see this shed under an electron microscope. Stay tuned. :thinking:

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wow dragon snakes! they r in my top 5

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@david21 They are a definitely fascinating species.

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Oh wow :heart_eyes: that is cool looking… I wanna touch the shed. Sure it feels unique…

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It looks like something straight out of cave paintings or those ancient murals that depict ancient dragons in certain folklore. Very cool snake indeed!

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