Ecdysis. A snake sheds its skin, not in one swift, cinematic motion, but instead in a slow, arduous and isolating process. Before the transformation, it withdraws. It eats less and becomes sluggish. A bluish hue clouds its eyes, impairing its vision, leaving it defensive and vulnerable. It must navigate blindly through an environment once familiar, rubbing its body against rough surfaces to loosen the old skin it has outgrown. When the skin finally sloughs away, the result is breathtaking. The snake emerges with brilliant, iridescent scales, having successfully shed parasites, scars, and the dullness of its former self. For…
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