'It looks like bubble wrap': Mesmerizing moment that snake collector helps 8ft pet anaconda shed its skin
- Annie the anaconda was helped by her owner to shed her old skin with ease
- The eight-foot-long snake is one of eight snakes owned by Ariane Khomjani
- Annie is six years old and is a member of the yellow anaconda family type
We've all got that one jacket that can be a pain to get out of but it fits us so well we just can't bring ourselves to let it go.
Snakes never have to know that anguish, but Annie, an anaconda from San Diego does have to shed her skin regularly to remain comfortable - no easy task for a reptile without any limbs.
Luckily, owner Ariane was available to offer a very literal helping hand.
By lightly holding the new dead skin, he provides enough gentle friction for the skin to come away in one neat piece.
The still glistening skin comes away looking a little like bubble wrap as it folds itself around Ariane's hand.
Annie seems incredibly grateful for the help as she slithers along the cool bathroom tiles beneath her, her gorgeous band patterned skin fresh with renewed colour.
Seven feet to go! Ariane starts the long process of helping Annie the anaconda free herself from her old skin
Done in one: Thanks to Ariane's steady hand all of Annie's skin comes off in one eight foot long piece
The strangely satisfying process takes well over five minutes as Ariane slowly slides the dead skin from the massive 30 pound reptile.
Eventually all eight feet of shedded skin is freed from Annie who flicks her tongue happily at the camera, glad the experience is over.
One commenter on the video said: 'It kinda looks like bubble wrap.'
Yellow anacondas typically have yellow, golden-tan, or yellow-green coloring with black or dark brown blotches, spots, streaks, and dorsal bands.
Each snake has a unique pattern of yellow and black scales on the bottom of its tail. The average length is about 9 feet (2.7 m), but they have been known to grow as large as 14 feet.
While yellow anacondas can be owned as pets and are typically quite calm when handled, if feeling threatened they may bite or attempt to constrict the person who is handling them.
Yellow anacondas all share a similar set of colours but the intricate patterns on their skin are all unique
