Unlike amphibians, reptiles are easiest to find when the weather gets warm and sunny. Many reptiles love to sun themselves on rocks or roads, which allows them to warm their bodies and digest their food. UCSC is home to approximately four species of lizards and ten species of snakes. While found in adjacent areas, rattlesnakes have not been found on campus, and no other species of snake on campus is harmful to humans. Reptiles have some amazing adaptations – gopher snakes can capture and hold multiple baby rodents at a time, common garter snakes are perhaps the only species that can eat the highly toxic newt, and the colorful California mountain kingsnakes mimic venomous snakes found elsewhere.