So im looking around for details on Michigan's laws on keeping wild caught garter snakes, and its slightly confusing. The Fisheries order FO-224.08 ( http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dn...2_182417_7.pdf )states that its legal to take up to 6 in combination of any 'other' turtle, snake or lizzard.
But of course, I had to go and open my big mouth and ask wether or not you do indeed need a permit, and do the laws apply to any offspring born while the animal is in your possession.
I spoke to Tom Goniea of the Fisheries Divison on the phone last night, and he told me that its illeagle to keep ANYTHING from the wild without a permit. And as for captive breeding of wild snakes, he could not answer any of my questions.

Now that I've made myself known to the DNR im afraid im a sitting duck for a ticket over little Gimpie.

In the past 8 years I've lived here, there has been MANY kids keeping a frog/toad/snake/bug or five and even frog eggs raising them to tadpoles and then to frogs, and ive never heard that this practice was illeagle without a permit...

Now my intentions are not to start captive breeding of wild snakes for profit or anything, im just looking for the 'what if'. Seeing as how little Gimpie MIGHT be gravid, i dont want to go to jail for suddenly having 20 snakes in my house. Im planning on either releasing all the offspring, or giving a few away and releasing the rest. I MIGHT want to keep one for myself if I decide to set Gimpie free. But not if im going to go to jail for being a snake hussler without proper license. lol

ANY, if not ALL imput/opinions on this situation would be GREATLY appreciated!!