es , ▁and ▁small ▁trees ▁usually ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 . 5 ▁m . ▁The ▁cover ▁is ▁typically ▁dense ▁and ▁dry ▁during ▁the ▁strip ed ▁rac er ' s ▁peak ▁activity . ▁Although ▁this ▁is ▁where ▁they ▁res ide , ▁they ▁for age ▁in ▁other ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁inner ▁Coast ▁Range , ▁like ▁grass lands , ▁p ond ▁and ▁stream ▁edges , ▁and ▁wood lands . ▁Rock ▁out cro ps ▁are ▁favor able ▁wh ips nake ▁habit ats ▁as ▁well , ▁as ▁they ▁provide ▁dens , ▁refuge ▁for ▁pred ators , ▁and ▁cool ▁areas ▁to ▁escape ▁from ▁excess ive ▁heat . ▁Wh ips nake ▁pre y ▁is ▁also ▁abund ant ▁in ▁rock y ▁out cro ps , ▁giving ▁the ▁s nake ▁plenty ▁of ▁for aging ▁opportunity . ▁The ▁habitat ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁good ▁mix ▁of ▁sun ny ▁and ▁sh ady ▁sites , ▁partially ▁open ▁shr ub land , ▁and ▁for aging ▁sites ▁for ▁the ▁wh ips nake ▁to ▁meet ▁its ▁bi ological ▁needs . ▁ ▁Human ▁impact ▁and ▁major ▁thre ats ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁significant ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁Al amed a ▁wh ips nake ▁is ▁human ▁impact . ▁Appro xim ately , ▁ 6 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁s nake ' s ▁habitat ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁public . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁thre ats ▁to ▁the ▁Al amed a ▁wh ips nake ▁is ▁habitat ▁loss ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁urban ▁expansion . ▁Road ▁and ▁highway ▁construction ▁has ▁been ▁increasing , ▁making ▁the ▁s nake ▁even ▁more ▁vulner able ▁of ▁ext inction .