The Cold Blooded Heroes and their way of controlling body temperature

Reptiles are Cold blooded

Snakes seek shade to escape from the heat. The diamondback rattlesnake keeps cool by lying in a burrow,

Diamondback Rattlesnake

while the glossy snake buries itself.

Glossy snake

 The sidewinder, the horned lizard , and the sand lizard dig in partially so that they absorb just enough  heat.

Sand Lizard

Sidewinder

Horned Lizard

 The sand diving lizard holds its feet up in the air to cool down. Other lizards shuttle back and forth between sun and shade to maintain the right temperature. Desert tortoise spent 90% of their time in burrows. The red racer can tolerate higher temperatures than most snakes. it runs down its food even in the hot sun. 

Red racer

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