The hobby is what it is today with all that we know because of the pioneers that made those mistakes in the 80s and 90s and wrote down the results to pass on. That said, given the ease with which one can find any captive bred and hatch baby with a wild type coloration these days, and the problems inherit in capture and import of WC animals, I find find it distasteful at best and unethical at worst. If you want a big normal with a messed up eye, go find a rescue snake to adopt.