What is Ecdysis and Dysecdysis?
Ecdysis is the shedding of skin.
Dysecdysis is the incomplete or improper shedding of skin.
Not all animals shed their skin. Reptiles are a good example of animals that shed their skin. Reptiles include turtles, tortoises, snakes, crocodiles, alligators, and lizards.
They shed their skin as they grow.
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Snakes keep growing, so they shed their skin periodically (from time to time).
The process of shedding skin is called ecdysis.
Before shedding their skin, snakes look a bit bluish and their eyes become cloudy with a white or blue appearance. This is caused by fluid or liquid between the layers of the skin, called mucous.
The skin becomes loose at the lips and sheds off when snakes rub against things.