I'm no expert at all on snake physiology which is why I would take any deformed animals to SEAVS (Dr. Scott Stahl) for euthanasia.
I definitely do agree with MrLangs suggested ethics for breeding. If your going to breed you need to be willing to deal with these situations before you pair up your animals. It is your responsibility alone since the information for humane euthanasia is so abundant to figure out the most painless method to cull with before to breeding.
I would also say that you should be willing to take animals to exotic vets before purchasing them.
However, with smaller animals that I have to euthanize I do have my savannah monitor. I have only needed to do this once and it was with a live pinky. Should we have any severely deformed hatchling C. ciliatus, T. fasciata, N. Amyae, or N. levis levis we would also euthanize them with Skorge (Savannah Monitor). I doubt it is the most humane method though. With the pinky I think Skorge pretty much crushed its brain immediately so there was no suffering in the stomach acid but this might not happen everytime.
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