"If you were in one of those nest boxes and you had snake skin, you had a much higher chance of surviving that 14-day period," Rohwer said. "The benefits of the material are most strongly ...

"The benefits of the material are most strongly expressed in cavity nests," Rohwer said. "If you were in one of those nest boxes and you had snake skin, you had a much higher chance of surviving ...

"If you were in one of those nest boxes and you had snake skin, you had a much higher chance of surviving that 14-day period," Rohwer said. "The benefits of the material are most strongly ...

Snakes are vulnerable during the molting process and will seek safer, hidden places to shed their skin. Photographer Shintaro Seki, 51, was looking at a rice paddy when he found a striped snake ...