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  2. Alameda whipsnake - Wikipedia

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    The most significant threat to the Alameda whipsnake is human impact. Approximately, 60 percent of the snake's habitat is owned by the public. One of the major threats to the Alameda whipsnake is habitat loss as a result of urban expansion. Road and highway construction has been increasing, making the snake even more vulnerable of extinction.

  3. California whipsnake - Wikipedia

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    The California whipsnake, M. lateralis, has a range from Trinity County, California, west of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to northwestern Baja California, at altitudes between 0–2,250 metres (0–7,382 ft) and is known to use a wide variety of habitat types including the California coast and in the foothills, the chaparral of northern Baja, mixed deciduous and pine forests of the Sierra de ...

  4. Masticophis - Wikipedia

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    Adults of species in the genus Masticophis may attain a total length (including tail) from 152 cm (5 ft) for M. lateralis to 259 cm (8.5 ft) for M. flagellum.A distinctive character of this genus is the shape of the frontal scale (the large scale in the center of the upper surface of the head) which is bell-shaped and elongated.

  5. Doolan Canyon - Wikipedia

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    Doolan Canyon has high amounts of Tufa and Alkaline water. [3]Loggerhead shrikes, a species of bird, have been found around the area. [4]East Bay Regional Park District says that the Doolan Canyon area is habitat for the endangered species Alameda whip snake and red-legged frog.

  6. Kaiser Creek - Wikipedia

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    Because of the Kaiser Creek watershed's protected status, it is home to abundant wildlife including Black-tailed deer, Coyote, Cottontail rabbits, Bobcats and a variety of reptiles and amphibians including the Alameda whipsnake and California newt. The Northern Pacific Rattlesnake is the only venomous reptile native to the area.

  7. Masticophis flagellum - Wikipedia

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    Masticophis flagellum is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake, commonly referred to as the coachwhip or the whip snake, which is endemic to the United States and Mexico. Six subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies .

  8. East Bay Regional Park District - Wikipedia

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    EBRPD says that the Doolan Canyon area is habitat for the endangered species Alameda whip snake and red-legged frog. It also supports other "special status" species and some rare alkali soil plants. [22] The parcel will remain in land bank status until a land-use plan is written and approved.

  9. Los Vaqueros Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    The watershed is home for many rare, threatened and endangered species including fairy shrimp, bald and golden eagles, Alameda whipsnake, western pond turtle, California tiger salamander, California red-legged frog, San Joaquin kit fox, and the San Francisco dusky-footed wood rat. It also provides habitat for hundreds of common plant and animal ...