Other than the 'rarity' of exotic pets surprised he actually cares about something to call them his 'buddies' or so versus just considering them possessions
I thought they were gonna feed him to his own reptiles or have them poison him
Other than them having poison in them i don't think all the reptiles would have sharp enough teeth to devour him if not chopping him up first (the 'illegal comment' aside i assume the 'reptile land' sign outside implied that 'normal' ppl were buying it and other than snakes some ppl don't buy super dangerous pets unless the location was also in a shady part of the city)
I imagine he'll have a similar punishment tho