▁Once ▁the ▁female ▁l ays ▁her ▁eggs , ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁about ▁ 3 ▁months ▁of ▁inc ub ation ▁before ▁the ▁young ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁summer ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁fall ▁( US ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Service ▁ 2 0 0 2 ). ▁ ▁Life ▁history ▁ ▁The ▁Al amed a ▁wh ips nake ▁is ▁an ▁e ct oth erm . ▁It ▁might ▁first ▁emer ge ▁by ▁sl iding ▁its ▁head ▁out ▁of ▁its ▁bur row ▁into ▁the ▁sun . ▁Then ▁it ▁will ▁b ask ▁its ▁whole ▁body ▁until ▁its ▁temperature ▁is ▁ 9 1 . 4 - 9 3 . 4 <0xE2> <0x84> <0x89> . ▁It ▁has ▁two ▁annual ▁pe aks ▁in ▁activity . ▁The ▁first ▁extends ▁from ▁March , ▁when ▁it ▁leaves ▁its ▁hi bern ac ul um , ▁until ▁mid - J une , ▁following ▁court ship ▁and ▁m ating . ▁H atch lings ▁have ▁been ▁located ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁smaller ▁peak ▁in ▁activity , ▁from ▁August ▁through ▁November . ▁After wards , ▁like ▁m ature ▁sn akes , ▁they ▁will ▁seek ▁out ▁a ▁hi bern ac ul um ▁for ▁winter ▁hi bern ation . ▁Al amed a ▁wh ips n akes ▁require ▁ 2 – 3 ▁years ▁to ▁reach ▁m atur ity , ▁may ▁live ▁for ▁eight ▁years ▁and ▁can ▁reach ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁five ▁feet . ▁The ▁Al amed a ▁wh ips nake ' s ▁home ▁range ▁may ▁have ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁core ▁areas ▁and ▁specific ▁retre ats . ▁They ▁are ▁good ▁clim bers , ▁and ▁are