Professional Breeding of Giant Snakes

[Gio]

A fair number of the commercial retic breeders humanely euth and freeze most of the non-morph/lower-value youngsters to be sold as cobra food, they don't have the time to raise, market, and sell all 60+ babies from one female.

Good point, and also another reason not to breed "commercially".

It is an over saturated market. Probably at minimum, 50% of people who buy a dwarf or mainland will get out of the species when they actually figure out the work involved. Where do those snakes end up?

If you are genuinely interested and love the species, hobby breeding would be the best option. Keep it small and work with dedicated keepers that you know will care for the animals long term.

Like it or not, the big breeders that are out there already have the market, and there really isn't a demand or that much room for another.

The most respected breeders are the ones that are 100% dedicated to the animals. The love for the animals comes first and being lucky enough to turn a business profit is second. Some have become very successful but that is not the norm.