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Skin And Scales

There are four main types of scales :

1. Dorsal Scales - back and sides

2. Ventral Scales - underside

3. Head Scales - large and platelike

4. Subcaudal Scales - beneath snakes tail

There are seven dfferent types of scales :

1. Ventral Scales: typical scales which are smooth , short, wide and overlap

2. Smooth Dorsal Scales: scales which are triangular shaped and overlappes dorsal scales. Very smooth and polished surface.

3. Kelled Dorsal Scales: scales which are rigid and have a rough appearance

4. Granular Dorsal Scales: small and rough scales with a conical shape

5. Large Head Scales - helps identify certain snakes

6. Small Head Scales - small, sairly uniform scales

7. Paired Subscaudal

There are two distinct parts of skin : thickened areas and interstitial areas