Reddit reviews Green Tree Pythons: Natural History and Captive Maintenance

I've been reading Green Tree Pythons: Natural History and Captive Maintenance and in the conservation section they reveal some startling figures (Source study) on health and mortality. If 50% are perishing before they even make it to the exporter, how many are dying once they get to their destination, a place like LLL reptile for example, flippers who don't give a shit about the animals and put them on their tables at shows without allowing the animals any time for acclimation nor treatment for parasites. And THEN, how many of them are perishing once they end up in the hands of Johnny dipshit at the show who saw one on Instagram and did zero research before impulse purchasing one? Imports have their place, but it is definitely not in the hands of novice keepers looking for a pet Green Tree. By the time you go through vet visits, parasite treatments, and anything else that might go wrong with it you're going to be paying a very similar amount of money for an import vs USCBB. You're paying the same price that come with none of the perks of working with an actual breeder and captive bred animal (acclimated to captivity, no parasites, well started and feeding well, breeder support, etc).