You are doing the right thing by not purchasing that poor baby. I know it is heartbreaking to see all that and I don't shop at the big box pet stores myself anymore for the same reason. All we can do is speak to the staff and hope they make changes. If you buy that poor baby, you would just be justifying another replacement and that snake would suffer the same fate. It is very tempting to want to help them all but we have to think about the big picture when it comes to things like this.