This section is in regard to the locale reptiles of Alberta.From what i can tell is legal to keep a wild caught species and illegal to keep imported or captive bred.

Part 5
Possession of and Commerce
in Animals

Possession of non-licence animals

135(1) Subject to subsection (2), a person may possess any live non‑licence animal except a raccoon, a skunk or a bat of a kind that is a wildlife animal.

The following are all found under:
Part 6
Non‑licence Animals

Ambystoma tigrinum (Tiger Salamander)

Bufo boreas [Boreal (Western) Toad]

Pseudacris triseriata (Chorus Frog)

Rana sylvatica (Wood Frog)

Pituophis melanoleucus [Bull (Gopher) Snake]

Thamnophis sirtalis (Red‑sided Garter Snake)

Thamnophis radix (Plains Garter Snake)

Thamnophis elegans (Wandering Garter Snake)



However you can't Export or Traffic them apparently.

Non-licence animals - ss59(1) and 62(1) and (2)

22 Non‑licence animals that are lawfully killed or that are possessed live in accordance with section 135 of this Regulation, other than

(a) plains garter snake,

(b) wandering garter snake,

(c) red‑sided garter snake, and

(d) bull snake,

are exempt from the application of sections 59(1) and 62(1) and (2) of the Act.

Sections 59 and 62 from the Alberta Wildlife Act:

Exportation of wildlife

59(1) A person shall not export wildlife from Alberta unless the person is so authorized by a permit specifically authorizing the exportation.

(2) A person shall not issue a permit authorizing the exportation of a domestic cervid unless the person is satisfied that the animal is being shipped by the owner of the animal or that owner?s agent.

Trafficking in wildlife

62(1) A person shall not traffic in wildlife.

(2) A person shall not be in possession of wildlife for the purpose of trafficking in wildlife.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not

(a) apply if and to the extent that the trafficking or the possession is specifically authorized by a permit or is authorized by or under the Livestock Industry Diversification Act,

(b) apply if the trafficking or possession is reasonably incidental to the operation of a fur farm in accordance with the Fur Farms Act or is in accordance with the Meat Inspection Act or the Meat Inspection Act (Canada), or

(c) prevent a person from acquiring wildlife from the Minister under section 9.

(4) Each single act described in section 1(1)(gg)(i) or (ii) done in relation to a wildlife animal constitutes a separate act of trafficking in wildlife.