Allen pulls out a paper sack full of snake skins and passes those around, too. They're not wet or slimy either, just dry and papery. His snakes shed every four to six weeks, when they outgrow their skin. They crawl out head first, and the skin stretches as they go. Look closely at the skin, Allen says, and you may be able to see where the snake's eyes were.
Snakes have a membrane covering their eyes, and it comes off during shedding, too.
Allen started raising snakes three years ago. He hopes to eventually breed reptiles in his collection and sell the offspring. This snake charmer is clearly charmed by his snakes. He can tell you their species, their names and their personalities, too. Take ol' Apalachicola, a blotched king snake coiled around Allen's hand.