Colorado Life Zones: Seasons, Plants, & Animals
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Alpine Life Zone: Seasons, Plants, & Animals
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General Information
Through the Seasons
Altitude Sickness & Sunburns
Awesome Adaptations
Plants
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles & Amphibians
The summer is so short and the temperatures stay cold enough so that no cold blooded reptiles or amphibians can usually live there. During the summer you may find a western terrestrial garter snake or tiger salamander. But that is very rare.