Sloughs

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   Does anyone know by how much if anything is a slough stretched compared to the actual length of a snake? We've been given an intact  5ft 3inch slough, which was found in a bramble bush last weekend. A colleague who works at the Museum says that the slough is likely to be about 25% longer than the animal due to stretching. Anyone got any definitive answers to this ?

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Chris Monk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 282	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chris Monk Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Sloughs Posted: 22 May 2010 at 10:45pm
	Does anyone know by how much if anything is a slough stretched compared to the actual length of a snake? We've been given an intact 5ft 3inch slough, which was found in a bramble bush last weekend. A colleague who works at the Museum says that the slough is likely to be about 25% longer than the animal due to stretching. Anyone got any definitive answers to this ?
	Chris Derbyshire Amphibian & Reptile Group www.derbyshirearg.co.uk