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Snakes are cold blooded and therefore rely on their environment to either heat them up or cool them down. They lie in the sun to stay warm.

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In the wild they will seek shelter. They will go under a cool rock, or sit in a puddle of water. Snakes can not survive direct heat of over 100 degrees.

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so their body temperature (56 degrees farheniet) does not rise due to the hot summer tempatues

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because they like shade and their warm blooded in temperature

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under a cool rock

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