( ( Like ( other ( cold ( blooded animals ) ) ) ) ( , ( ( common ( garter snakes ) ) ( ( use ( thermoregulation ( to ( control ( their ( body temperature ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Like) (NP (JJ other) (JJ cold) (JJ blooded) (NNS animals))) (, ,) (NP (JJ common) (NN garter) (NNS snakes)) (VP (VBP use) (ADJP (JJ thermoregulation) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB control) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN body) (NN temperature))))))) (. .)))
Like other cold blooded animals, common garter snakes use thermoregulation to control their body temperature.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Thermoregulation)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN process)) (SBAR (WHNP (WHADVP (WRB when)) (NNS animals)) (S (VP (VBP maintain) (NP (DT an) (JJ internal) (NN temperature))))))) (. .)))