What's in a name?

Does anyone else think that a big part of ball pythons popularity is how they are marketed? There are tons of snakes out there to choose from, but I know at least from what I see the main attraction at reptile expos are ball pythons. Now we all know all the great things about them, personality, size, paint jobs But man the names just grab your attention. I think its great marketing, killer clowns, spinners, champagnes, spiders, ghosts, queen bees, honey bees,soul suckers! So again what's in a name? Do you think they would be as wildly popular as they are if they had lame names?

yes and no, a name is just a name to some extent. you first look at the balls at expos then read the name, so if its the color/pattern you like, thats what grabs your attention to ask what it is. while when someone says a name(soul sucker)it makes you want to see what it looks like. but then again some names are miss leading(silver bullet). like the silver bullet is amazing as a baby, but then kinda turns a ugly brown as they age
but its all part of the bp hobby we love:O

Tom

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Originally Posted by Rob

Does anyone else think that a big part of ball pythons popularity is how they are marketed? There are tons of snakes out there to choose from, but I know at least from what I see the main attraction at reptile expos are ball pythons. Now we all know all the great things about them, personality, size, paint jobs But man the names just grab your attention. I think its great marketing, killer clowns, spinners, champagnes, spiders, ghosts, queen bees, honey bees,soul suckers! So again what's in a name? Do you think they would be as wildly popular as they are if they had lame names?

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This a gorgeous snake but I can't say I'm really thrilled with the choice of name....:rofl:

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/mo...ngel-of-death/

I personally think a lot of ball morph names are lame, if not outright ridiculous...so no, in my opinion, the names don't contribute that much, if at all to their popularity. The major contributors to the popularity of balls(again, IMO) are the huge volume of color and pattern morphs and combinations of them, the relative ease of care, and the very manageable size and housing demands.

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Originally Posted by Salamander

This a gorgeous snake but I can't say I'm really thrilled with the choice of name....:rofl:

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/mo...ngel-of-death/

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Kevin is a big metal guy and "Angel of Death" is a Slayer song, so I imagine it comes from that.

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Originally Posted by jinx667

Kevin is a big metal guy and "Angel of Death" is a Slayer song, so I imagine it comes from that.

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Either way that's a hot animal!

Kevin always has crazy names, Soul sucker,mud ball, enchiinferno, wanna bee(best one!). But all his names always put a smile on your face!

Tom

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Originally Posted by Salamander

This a gorgeous snake but I can't say I'm really thrilled with the choice of name....:rofl:

http://www.worldofballpythons.com/mo...ngel-of-death/

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A bp named after a Slayer song... Id buy it for just that reason alone lol!
Well no not really, but still very cool.
I personally think some of the names are cool but its not the reason why i like a morph. When someone first mentioned a soul sucker i thought that was such a cool name. After looking it up on WOBP i wasnt really impressed. My reaction was "bleh, meh"... I mean its a bp so i obviously still love it but i wouldnt want one personally bc the paint job doesnt wow me really.

EDIT: whoops, Jinx beat me to it on the Slayer reference lol...

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Originally Posted by jinx667

Kevin is a big metal guy and "Angel of Death" is a Slayer song, so I imagine it comes from that.

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Ohhhhhh........:O

[sure beats the alternative, anyway]

:D

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

A bp named after a Slayer song... Id buy it for just that reason alone lol!
Well no not really, but still very cool.
I personally think some of the names are cool but its not the reason why i like a morph. When someone first mentioned a soul sucker i thought that was such a cool name. After looking it up on WOBP i wasnt really impressed. My reaction was "bleh, meh"... I mean its a bp so i obviously still love it but i wouldnt want one personally bc the paint job doesnt wow me really.

EDIT: whoops, Jinx beat me to it on the Slayer reference lol...

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It's a nice snake but not something to scream about.

I'd make up silly names like "Popcorn Ball".

:D

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Originally Posted by 1nstinct

Kevin always has crazy names, Soul sucker,mud ball, enchiinferno, wanna bee(best one!). But all his names always put a smile on your face!

Tom

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Kevin is kinda like my BP hero.

[prolly shouldna said that out loud]

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For me it is the characteristics of the BP that drew my attention. once I realized they are a manageable 3-5 feet, docile, and although shorter is an impressive heavy bodied snake with a real head (not a worm-like head). That was what got my attention first. Since then I find I love more and more snakes in general which is strange I think BP's are like a gateway drug. Only had one for a few weeks (dying to get one for the last couple years) and already want a few more. :taz:

Say someone put two boxes in front of me, one marked Soul Sucker, and one marked...Damp Squib... (lol) I'd definitely be more enticed by a cool name like Soul sucker, even though Damp Squib could be a lushhh snake :)

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Originally Posted by RobNJ

I personally think a lot of ball morph names are lame, if not outright ridiculous...so no, in my opinion, the names don't contribute that much, if at all to their popularity. The major contributors to the popularity of balls(again, IMO) are the huge volume of color and pattern morphs and combinations of them, the relative ease of care, and the very manageable size and housing demands.

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[QUOTE=CherryPython;1803104]Damp Squib

Lmao!

I think it has to do with lots of things why they are so popular. Managable size, docile personality. Also I think it is more visual, seeing all the amazing morphs, more so than their names. All though, I would love to see damp squib....Haha.. :gj:

Personally I would never lay money down on a bay that may or may not contain a snake or a squid ;) I wold want to see but I must admit the Damp Squid does spark some interest.

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Originally Posted by Salamander

Ohhhhhh........:O

[sure beats the alternative, anyway]

:D

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Whats the alternative? The song compares adolf hitler and the nazis to the angel of death because of the terrible things they did in world war II lol

I want to be the first guy on my block to own a Fire-Snow-Sugar-Candy-Toffee-Rum-Fur-Fish-Tar-Monkey-Basket-Ball.

As a total newbie to BPs, I can tell you that I got into them because my boyfriend wanted a snake, so I told him I would buy him one for his birthday. Now I spend more time and attention on the hobby than he does! lol

But originally, I read on a lot of different websites that BPs are good "beginner" snakes. They're relatively easy to handle, hard to kill, and don't get too big. I like the way they look in terms of head and general body shape, and they get to be pretty impressive looking without actually being dangerous.

When I started looking into BPs, I learned more about morphs and I do think it's pretty cool that there's such a big hobby built around breeding and selling the snakes, sometimes it comes across as a sort of trading card game.

Also, as someone just getting into snakes, I'm not about to go drop $800+ on some amazing morph. I got a pastel because it was an affordable snake that was visually appealing, and also has the potential to produce some cool offspring if we ever decide to go that route.

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Whats the alternative? The song compares adolf hitler and the nazis to the angel of death because of the terrible things they did in world war II lol

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LOL

I was thinking more like poisonous mushrooms or the literal Grim Reaper but they already have a "Reaper" ball, named for reasons I cannot fathom.

Like I said, I'd go for silly like Popcorn Ball, Moth Ball, Cotton Ball, Gumball, Malt Ball, etc.

:)