Right--for someone who has DONE THEIR RESEARCH, this can be a profitable investment, but for the 'make a quick buck overnight' folks, it's just NOT going to work out the way they thought it would.
I always tell people, expect at LEAST 4 years put in before you break even. You may get lucky, and make a profit by then, but don't expect to. You have to be in it for the long haul, and there's a lot of work involved. If you don't like hard work, invest in stocks instead.
If you don't take superb care of these animals, they won't make money for you, period. This is why 'snake mills' can't exist.