So, I was out killing time at a local petsmart cause I needed some dog food when I over heard a guy asking an employee where do you keep your venomous reptiles? The employee replied we don't carry them here because of liability reasons but all the local pet stores have them. Now I'm not certain on the keeping laws in NC (I think you have to have a permit if they are allowed at all) but I know they can not be sold. Being the kind hearted guy I am, I had to walk over and tell him he was misinformed. He replied a "buddy" of mine bought one the other day from the lps. Now I buy my rats from this store and have been friends with the employees for years and know they have never sold venomous. I had to walk away, I was laughing so hard at the guy I forgot to buy dog food.