how much a shed can stretch...

I remember someone asking this previously, and one of my water snakes shed a couple days ago, so I measured the shed.

Snake (via measuring software) : 21.4"
shed skin : 27.25"

So, a shed skin can be a whopping 25% larger than the snake that shed it.
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[JuliusSqueezer]

I pulled one out of my BRB cage once that was nearly double.
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[Flood]

I've seen nearly double too. I saw a burmese python shed measure over 10ft and the snake was under 7. They will also stretch sideways a lot.
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[JuliusSqueezer]

The wetter the shed...the more it stretches.
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[ChrisRezendes]

My milk's first slough came out at 45 inches. The snake is approximately 34 inches.
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