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The shovel-snouted lizard performs a thermal dance when the sand becomes too hot for its feet. The dance is repeated over and over again until the sand cools down a bit. When all else fails the lizard dives into the loose sand and swims down to a cooler level. Typically their snout is streamlined to ease entry into the sand and minimize resistance as they swim through it; their nostrils are on top of the snout to keep sand out. If it finds itself on the surface when rain falls, it is in trouble, because the sand becomes too firm for it to penetrate. Stranded above ground, it is easy prey for predators.