Assertion: snake's scale | /r/CapableOf | cover eye
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text: However, snakes close to shedding their skins do experience a temporary loss or inhibition of vision as their old ocular scales, protective scales covering the eyes, begin to separate from new ones developing underneath.
text: When a snake is ready to shed its skin, it seeks a dark, secure environment because the scales that cover its eyes become cloudy, and its eyesight gets very poor.
text: Snakes do not have any eyelids; instead, a transparent scale protects their eyes.