Our new paper on plasticity of upper thermal tolerance in ring-necked snakes was just published in the Journal of Thermal Biology! We found that ring-necked snakes increased their voluntary thermal maximum (a measure of upper thermal tolerance) after a short period of time (3 h) at warm temperatures. We also found that the pattern of plasticity varied based upon whether temperature is measured in the mouth or cloaca (this species has regional heterothermy, where the head is normally warmer than the cloaca). These findings help us think about how regional heterothermy might interact with tolerance plasticity in temperate organisms in the context of rapid environmental change. Check out the link to read more.