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Coluber constrictor
In this spotting the snakes eyes appear whitish in color. Snakes do not have eyelids; instead they have specially adapted scales over their eyes called eye caps (also known as spectacles). These are normally shed along with the skin during each shed cycle, but sometimes they do not shed properly -- a condition called retained eye caps.
Spotted on Jul 4, 2013
Submitted on Jul 4, 2013
3 Comments
He is a pirate.
They should shed from moving around in the wild. :-)
Will they shed next time? Or is he stuck with eye caps from now on?