Scaleless garter

[Steveo]

I always thought the term "scaleless" was just an aesthetic exaggeration... not that they actually lack scales...

[RedSidedSPR]

They have no scales far as I can tell.

[ProXimuS]

Very strange.....It just seems like it wouldn't be good for them to have no scales....

[Stefan-A]

Very strange.....It just seems like it wouldn't be good for them to have no scales....

It's not. Scales protect the skin.

[RedSidedSPR]

So removing that protection is a good thing how?

[guidofatherof5]

So removing that protection is a good thing how?

Only good for the humans that make money from it.

[Stefan-A]

So removing that protection is a good thing how?

It's not.

[RedSidedSPR]

[EasternGirl]

Hmm...I think they are interesting looking, but I would think that the reason why you don't come across many in the wild is because they have a very difficult time surviving without the protection of scales.

[MasSalvaje]

They have no scales far as I can tell.

All of the scaleless snakes I have seen retain their ventral scales. I haven't seen more than a handful so that doesn't mean they all keep their ventral scales, just as far as my personal observation goes.

-Thomas