Reptilian tempatures?

[mudflats]

This is one of those questions that passed me by through the years and i never thought of until now. A few months ago on a thread someone mentioned snakes have a tempature, i believe he said 20 degrees less than ours. Of course snakes being ectotherms they are the tempature of there enviroment, but do they have a standard tempature as we do? They just can't regulate it aswell. Sorry if these are ignorant question, but i am confused on this subject after hearing that comment.

[hhw]

http://www.tempgun.com/main.html

Personally, I don't think there's any set temperature a reptile will strive towards at all times. I would say there's a particular range of temperatures that it would try to stay within at all times, but the ideal temperature in thermoregulation would depend on time of day, time of year, need to digest, need to accomodate developing offspring, and other factors. Also, this given range would vary from species to species, tuataras being a notable example of having a very low body temperature.

[Jeff_Favelle]

No, they don't have a standard temperature. The very FACT that they are ectotherms, MEANS that they are at the mercy of the environment and are very close to what that temperature is.

Metabolically, they may be able to SLIGHTLY change their temps.

20 degrees less than out body temps? Bad info man. Temp gun a monitor basking in the sun or in your cage. It can be 130F easily. If you were 130F, you'd be dead, let alone 150F which is 20 degrees greater.