Yeah, I guess my philosophy is somewhat different from a lot of people. I don't breed snakes primarily to sell. I breed them because I want to produce interesting animals. When something new hatches out, I don't see dollar signs dancing before my eyes. I see the potential for a whole new world of possibilities that just opened up. Doesn't mean it will actually work out that way, but I can hope....
And I know the best way to produce that 1 in 1,000 animal is to actually produce 1,000 animals. My luck just isn't good enough for me to just depend solely on it. So I roll a LOT of dice to compensate. So if I AM lucky, I get my 1 in 1,000 and also 999 that I can sell off to pay for that effort I made.
Fortunately I have been able to make a living by selling those animals I do not want to keep.
Now, that's not to say that someone throwing me REALLY BIG BUCKS for something wouldn't get my attention.