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Ben Nyaumbe was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 27 June 2009 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Snake. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.

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Most of the first paragraph in the "Molting" section would fit better in the parent "Skin" section, as it describes how the scales work and not reasons for/the mechanics of molting. I suggest that it should be in between the second and third paragraph of the "Skin" section. The first sentence also needs some help, and I suggest this change:

"For a snake, the skin has been modified to its specialized form of locomotion"

The first and last two sentences should be kept in the "Molting" section, and the beginning of the "Molting" section would now read like this:

"Molting (or "ecdysis") allows for old, worn skin to be replaced by newer skin with revitalized colors and patterns. Molting occurs periodically throughout the life of a snake. Before each molt, the snake regulates it's diet and seeks defensible shelter. Just before shedding, the skin becomes grey and the snake's eyes turn silvery. The inner surface of the old skin liquefies, causing it to separate from the new skin beneath it. After a few days, the eyes clear and the snake reaches out of its old skin, which splits. The snake rubs its body against rough surfaces to aid in the shedding of its old skin. In many cases, the castaway skin peels backward over the body from head to tail in one piece, like taking the dust jacket off a book, revealing a new, larger, brighter layer of skin which has formed underneath.[58][62] Renewal of the skin by molting supposedly increases the mass of some animals such as insects, but in the case of snakes this has been disputed.[58][60] The process also releases pheromones that increases the attraction of mates.[61]"

I hope this suggestion helps make the section more understandable. BitUniverse (talk) 20:09, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Note that the first sentence is different from what you suggested, but the meaning is the same. Ships & Space_(Edits) 20:04, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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+== Semi-protected edit request for the molting section on 1 May 2024 ==
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-So ummmm no idea why the hell u searched hi like bro are u stupid?ya u are . [[User:Anisha.s1 mhs|Anisha.s1 mhs]] ([[User talk:Anisha.s1 mhs|talk]]) 08:46, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
+Most of the first paragraph in the "Molting" section would fit better in the parent "Skin" section, as it describes how the scales work and not reasons for/the mechanics of molting. I suggest that it should be in between the second and third paragraph of the "Skin" section.
+The first sentence also needs some help, and I suggest this change:
+"For a snake, the skin has been modified to its specialized form of locomotion"
-== Semi-protected edit request on 23 January 2023 ==
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+The first and last two sentences should be kept in the "Molting" section, and the beginning of the "Molting" section would now read like this:
-In the sentence "One example of this is the Habu snake, which is sometimes placed in the Okinawan liqueur Habushu (ブ酒), also known as "Habu Sake".", change the incorrect "ブ酒" to "ハブ酒". [[User:September0295|September0295]] ([[User talk:September0295|talk]]) 07:09, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
-:{{done}}–[[User:SmallJarsWithGreenLabels|small jars]] <small><code>[[User talk:SmallJarsWithGreenLabels|<b style="color:#270">t</b>]][[special:contributions/SmallJarsWithGreenLabels|<b style="color:#270">c</b>]]</code></small> 09:36, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
+"Molting (or "ecdysis") allows for old, worn skin to be replaced by newer skin with revitalized colors and patterns. Molting occurs periodically throughout the life of a snake. Before each molt, the snake regulates it's diet and seeks defensible shelter. Just before shedding, the skin becomes grey and the snake's eyes turn silvery. The inner surface of the old skin liquefies, causing it to separate from the new skin beneath it. After a few days, the eyes clear and the snake reaches out of its old skin, which splits. The snake rubs its body against rough surfaces to aid in the shedding of its old skin. In many cases, the castaway skin peels backward over the body from head to tail in one piece, like taking the dust jacket off a book, revealing a new, larger, brighter layer of skin which has formed underneath.[58][62] Renewal of the skin by molting supposedly increases the mass of some animals such as insects, but in the case of snakes this has been disputed.[58][60] The process also releases pheromones that increases the attraction of mates.[61]"
+I hope this suggestion helps make the section more understandable. [[User:BitUniverse|BitUniverse]] ([[User talk:BitUniverse|talk]]) 20:09, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
+:{{done}}<!-- Template:ESp -->. Note that the first sentence is different from what you suggested, but the meaning is the same. [[User:Ships%26Space|<span style="color: #848482">Ships</span>]] &amp; [[User talk:Ships%26Space|<span style="color: MidnightBlue">Space</span>]]<sub>([[Special:Contributions/Ships%26Space|Edits]])</sub> 20:04, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

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