This has been going on for aprox. 30 years. nothing new. With any investment, there are winners and losers, or there would be no money to be made.

With morph investment, there are two areas that make money, the top and the bottom. The middle is what supports the top.

With popular morphs(visually appealing) the bottom of the market is the penny stock, You pay very little for your investment but have a much much larger market.

The high end has limited numbers at high prices, then it drops quickly to the low end, If you pick the right snake, the low end is where the money is.

But that's not all there is to it. Your approach, a lot of one type vs. a few of many types. its the same as stocks, to specialize or have a diverse portfolio, type of thing. Or the approach a large market, ship all over, vs. hitting a few local shows, friends and local shops. Etc.
ALso none of this has to do with the love of snakes or hogs in particular. As with all walks of life, there are those that truly love the animals and those who could careless. That has nothing to do with this. To make money is our culture, we are a capitalistic country, its our nature to commercialize. The advantage of being an American is the ability to make your living(money) doing something you love. My advice would be, treat this like anything else, be wise, make good investments, and enjoy the ride. The advantage of loving the animals is, your payback is immediate, the joy of keeping them. Any profit made is icing on the cake and that is a good way to approach mid to low level herp breeding.

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