Returning a Garter snake back in the wild bad?

[thinkmore]

It is illegal to release wild-caught animals back into the wild in Ontario without permission: Wildlife in Captivity

Whether I think not releasing them is justified in cases where an animal has only been in captivity briefly and hasn't been exposed to anything it can't get to in the wild... Would think they would give you permission in those cases anyway though.

I don't personally care to capture adult snakes in the wild unless they're in danger, just because they're used to freedom. That's another matter of varying opinions, lol.

[Didymus20X6]

I did read a report once that seemed to indicate that, if you release the garters near the site of another den, they will take up residence there, at least for that winter. Nearly all of the snakes in the study were found in the same area the following spring.