▁ ▁The ▁Al amed a ▁wh ips nake ▁was ▁first ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁threatened ▁species ▁under ▁the ▁California ▁End anger ed ▁Species ▁Act ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁End anger ed ▁Species ▁Act ▁listed ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁first ▁ 5 - year ▁review ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁recommended ▁no ▁change ▁from ▁current ▁listing . ▁The ▁California ▁Environment al ▁Qu ality ▁Act ▁and ▁California ▁End anger ed ▁Species ▁Act ▁afford ed ▁the ▁Al amed a ▁wh ips nake ▁some ▁conservation ▁benefits ▁prior ▁to ▁its ▁being ▁feder ally ▁listed , ▁but ▁these ▁laws ▁by ▁themselves ▁were ▁far ▁from ▁ade qu ate ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁species . ▁The ▁listing ▁of ▁the ▁Al amed a ▁wh ips nake ▁as ▁a ▁feder ally ▁threatened ▁species ▁will ▁increase ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁public ▁land ▁ag encies ▁to ▁promote ▁conservation ▁and ▁management ▁plans ▁that ▁take ▁into ▁consideration ▁the ▁special ized ▁environmental ▁and ▁bi ological ▁needs ▁of ▁this ▁s nake . ▁These ▁plans ▁include ▁an ▁increased ▁ability ▁to ▁conduct ▁pres cribed ▁burn s ▁throughout ▁the ▁wh ips nake ' s ▁range ; ▁control ▁native , ▁introduced , ▁and ▁fer al ▁pred ators ; ▁reg ulate ▁recre ational ▁use , ▁and ▁develop ▁educational ▁programs ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁the ▁Al amed a ▁wh ips nake . ▁With ▁appropriate ▁management , ▁areas ▁of ▁open ▁space ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁East ▁Bay ▁Regional ▁Park ▁District , ▁East ▁Bay ▁Municipal ▁Util ities ▁District , ▁and ▁Mount ▁Di ablo ▁State ▁Park ▁may ▁be