i would like to know if you need a license once they get big enough or if you know a place to find out?
The relevant sections are primarily Schedule 5 - Controlled Animals and a section above that "Non Game animals" I've listed the reptiles and Amphibians that appear on the list for the sake of convenience. Follow the link for the full act. Basically anything on this list is illegal to possess in Alberta without a special permit. http://www.qp.gov.ab.ca/documents/Regs/199...isbn=077973470X Part 5 Non-game Animals Ambystoma macrodactylum (Long-toed Salamander), Bufo cognatus (Great Plains Toad),Scaphiopus bombifrons (Plains Spadefoot Toad), Bufo hemiophrys (Canadian Toad),Rana pretiosa [(Western) Spotted Frog],Chrysemys picta (Western Painted Turtle),Phrynosoma douglassi (Short-horned Lizard),Heterodon nasicus (Western Hognose Snake), Crotalus viridis (Prairie Rattlesnake) Controlled Reptiles and Amphibians: Part 3 Reptiles (Class Reptilia) 1. SNAPPING TURTLES (Family Chelydridae) 2. FRESHWATER TURTLES (Family Emydidae) 3. MUD TURTLES (Family Kinosternidae) 4. SOFT-SHELLED TURTLES (Family Trionychidae) 5. ALL ALLIGATORS AND CAIMANS (Family Alligatoridae) 6. ALL CROCODILES (Family Crocodylidae) 7. ALL GAVIALS (Family Gavialidae) 8. ALL BEADED LIZARDS (Family Helodermatidae) 9. LIZARDS (Family Lacertidae) 10. MONITORS (Family Varanidae) 11. LARGE SNAKES (Family Boidae) Amethystine Python Python (Morelia) amethystinus Burmese/Indian Rock Pythons Python molurus Oenpelli Python Python (Morelia) oenpelliensis Reticulated Python Python reticulatus African Rock Python Python sebae Anacondas Genus Eunectes 12. TYPICAL SNAKES (Family Colubridae) 13. ALL COBRAS AND ALLIES (Family Elapidae) 14. ALL SEA SNAKES (Family Hydrophiidae) 16. ALL PIT VIPERS (Family Crotalidae) 1. MOLE SALAMANDERS (Family Ambystomatidae) 2. LUNGLESS SALAMANDERS (Family Plethodontidae) 3. WATERDOGS (Family Proteidae) 4. NEWTS (Family Salamandridae) 6. POISON ARROW FROGS (Family Dendrobatidae) 7. TREE FROGS (Family Hylidae) 8. TRUE FROGS (Family Ranidae)
