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the numerous elongate, limbless, scaled , carnivorous reptiles comprising the suborder serpentes (or ophidia) of the order squamata . snakes generally are distinguished from lizards —which also belong to order squamata, but are placed in suborder sauria (or lacertilia)— by the absence of legs, although
outer layer of skin during each molt. molting serves a number of functions. first, the old and worn skin is replaced. second, molting helps to get rid of parasites , such as mites and ticks . renewal of the skin by molting allows growth in some animals, such as insects , and is believed to also serve...
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the numerous elongate, limbless, scaled , carnivorous reptiles comprising the suborder serpentes (or ophidia) of the order squamata . snakes generally are distinguished from lizards —which also belong to order squamata, but are placed in suborder sauria (or lacertilia)— by the absence of legs, although
outer layer of skin during each molt. molting serves a number of functions. first, the old and worn skin is replaced. second, molting helps to get rid of parasites , such as mites and ticks . renewal of the skin by molting allows growth in some animals, such as insects , and is believed to also serve...
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Snake