▁Even ▁if ▁urban ▁development ▁is ▁not ▁directly ▁ru ining ▁the ▁habitat , ▁adjacent ▁development ▁can ▁have ▁a ▁major ▁impact ▁as ▁well . ▁Being ▁near ▁humans ▁can ▁increase ▁the ▁lik elihood ▁of ▁being ▁h unted ▁by ▁fer al ▁p ets , ▁or ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁recre ation ▁activities . ▁Another ▁human ▁impact ▁is ▁fire ▁supp ression ▁efforts , ▁as ▁it ▁can ▁alter ▁habitat ▁in ▁two ▁significant ▁ways . ▁It ▁increases ▁the ▁ch ances ▁of ▁cat ast roph ic ▁fires ▁in ▁over g rown ▁habitat , ▁and ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁bu il dup ▁of ▁fl amm able ▁fuel ▁in ▁the ▁shr ub land . ▁Also , ▁fire ▁supp ression ▁can ▁reduce ▁b iod iversity ▁of ▁the ▁habitat ▁the ▁s nake ▁requires . ▁P est ▁control ▁efforts ▁near ▁protected ▁habitat ▁also ▁introdu ces ▁rod entic ides , ▁bur row ▁f um ig ants , ▁her b ic ides , ▁and ▁p estic ides ▁that ▁may ▁harm ▁the ▁Al amed a ▁Wh ips nake ▁directly . ▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁human ▁impact , ▁the ▁Al amed a ▁wh ips nake ▁must ▁avoid ▁its ▁pred ators . ▁The ▁Al amed a ▁wh ips nake ' s ▁pred ators ▁are ▁California ▁k ings n akes , ▁racc o ons , ▁strip ed ▁sk unks , ▁op os sum s , ▁co y otes , ▁gray ▁fo xes , ▁red ▁fo xes ▁, h aw ks , ▁fer al ▁p igs , ▁dogs , ▁and ▁c ats . ▁ ▁Current ▁conservation ▁efforts ▁ ▁E SA ▁listing ▁history