Ecdysis: the process of shedding old skin, as in with reptiles. "Betty", Ruffner's 21 year old timber rattlesnake, went through ecdysis today. She doesn't shed more than once or twice a year, so this was a rare occurance caught on film! Timber rattlesnakes, beloved by Benjamin Franklin (and the staff at Ruffner), perform essential duties for a healthy ecosystem, such as consuming animals that may be harmful to humans - especially rodents. When they eat rodents, they also eat ticks that are on th

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