Semantics

Солнце сушит кожу. The sun dries out one's skin.
Змея меняет кожу. The snake is molting.
This entry is concerned with the use of the word кожа to refer to the skin of humans or animals. Common sense will dictate which of the expressions can or cannot be used to refer to animals. The meaning "rind, peel" (апельсин с толстой кожей "an orange with a thick skin") is not described in this dictionary.