I agree with JLC on this one. I have friends I love that id hand a snake over to in a heartbeat for nothing at all. I know they'd take good care of it and, if at any point they couldn't, they'd give it back to me.

Those same people, though, would never ask for a free or discounted animal, nor let on that price is any reason they're not looking at getting one. Id likely have to lightly argue them into taking it for free.

It really depends on how comfortable you feel with any given person and this kind of situation.