Behind the Name

So I am currently deep within the entire naming process for my little guy, and I was wondering about the stories behind your Ball Python's names. :D

My main point is, with different animals/pets, names have different qualities. For instance, with a dog or cat you need a name that will be reinforced constantly with the individual for obedience purposes, reptiles it is different because the animal would not necessarily hear its name per say so it can be literally anything in that sense.

So, I know many have you have multiple snakes, but if you would just elaborate on how your snake(s) received its name, that would be enjoyable to read. :D

Wes for Wes Anderson, my favorite director. And, it sounds cool. Since I haven't had my bp sexed either, I feel it fits both ways...if you don't think about where the name comes from.

My roommate had a snake he called Mr. Poops, but I never actually saw him poop...ever. :D

I bought my wife a BP 3 years ago, it was our first one. She saw it and not wanting to be bothered with thinking of a name said just name it Cow. So Cow was our own little guy now. We had to get rid of him because of a move so we gave him away to our friend who had a profound interest in Cow. Last month, I picked up a starved and miserable BP from a guy on CL. In honor of our first BP that we regrettably gave away, we named this guy Moo. My 2 yr old daughter helped name the rest of them based off of Moo and her childish wisdom....my het albino female was named Ribbitand my normal female was named Itsy Bitsy Spider. My wife named the pastel Sprite just because he was this new mythical creature for her as she had never seen a morph. And our het lav albino still has no name, just a ? on his index card on the tub. Based off of that, I'm leaning towards Enigma. I dont know how cool or interesting this was for ya, but that's us. Lol

All of our snakes have wrestling names! ;)

It is reallly hard for me to find the perfect name for my pets....but when I opened up the bag, and saw my lil girl staring up at me...the first thing that popped into my head was " Olga" lmao!

My first BP, a male, is named Alice after Alice Cooper.

My second BP, adopted from a CL ad, is named Charger. The previous owner liked the San Diego Chargers and thought she was a he. I didn't feel the need to change it, even after having her properly sexed at the vet.

My RTB is named Vincent, also after Alice Cooper, whose real name is Vincent Furnier. Isn't it obvious by now that I'm an old-school Alice Cooper fan?

Robbin

:D
Snow corn = Freya
Ghost corn = Mystic (not greek, but he had a mystical look)
Lavender corn = Amethyst (she's just too purple for any other name)
Amel corn = Apollo
Spider BP = Aranya (obvious :))
Pastel f BP = Aurora (too bright for any other name)
Pastel m BP = SunSpot (ditto, and a bright spot in my life because of his back story)
Albino BP = Midas (the touch of gold)

Past names included Hera, Achilles, Zeus, Celeste, Aries, Venus, Athena... you get the theme here. :D
My lizards have gemstone/mineral names - Topaz and Pyrite. :)

We like unusual names for our pets.

My King snake is named Shah, the Persian word for King.
My Monitor is Goanna, a very generic term for Australian Monitors
My Rosy is Chompy. He was quite a biter when he was tiny.
My girlfriend named the two Geckos, Charlie and Penny
For the Python trend, I went with Titan, and kept the theme going with Aphrodite for the female.
My male cat is named after one of my favorite athletes. (George Hincape) The girl is Roxanne, after the Police song.
The Dog was named by my bosses daughter
The new Kenyan doesn't have a name yet. It's up for grabs.

I love naming my animals!

BP- Lucy... Just because it was a gentle cute name, matched her temperament.

Some fun names on some of my chams.... Lombardi;), McLovin', Muffin, Elwood Blues, and Sgt. Pepper... The list goes on...

Our first is named Rocky the rest are named 001 through 009
Mike.

Here are just the names and reasons for the names of my BP's:
Smiley - The markings around his snout make him look like as if he's grinning from ear to ear.
Pretzel - Strikes poses in front of the camera that make him look like a pretzel.
Flea - Loves to push his head into armpits and wherever else it tickles.
Casper - I couldn't think of a better name for a washed out albino ("Casper the friendly ghost").
Lilith - Another albino that looks rather spooky, so she needed a spooky name.
Genie - She's got that belly dance figured out!
Linus - Always slow moving (just like the "Peanuts" Linus).
Trinity - Looks good and strikes like a lightning bolt.
Charlotte - The spider, of course.
Cily - Well, I didn't wanna spell her name the way she acts: 'silly'.
Nova - That was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the dots on his nose. They look like little super novas.
Missy - Easy going and very social.
Joker - That boy is cuddly, but you never know what comes next once he's out of the enclosure. He likes cleaning off the kitchen table in a bulldozer sort of way.
Cuddles - Just as the name says, he likes to cuddle.
Maja - Like the bee (she's a bumble bee).
Bitsy - Cause she's just the contrary.
Lance, short for Lancelot - My knight in shining armor (pied "armor").
Thor - Because of his blond color and his very strong built.
Sable - For the color (not the teeth!)
Baron - He's a bit on the eccentric side, but very docile once he gets out of his enclosure.
Nala - Wild looking. She reminded me of the Jungle, so Nala it was.
Ash - After Ash Wednesday in Addams Family. She puts her head to the side and hisses (never strikes).
Tribbles - That's trouble! This boy is fast moving and it takes four hands to get him back into his enclosure.
Noir - Black back.
Storm - Very dark, totally whacked pattern with some markings that look like storm clouds.
Priscy - That's what she is and that's how she moves.
Deja and Vue - Not related, but very difficult to tell apart.
Karma - Meeting this guy was karma as far as my daughter was concerned.
Dotty - Dots just like a pearl necklace down her back.
Cleo and Ceasar - Very gracious moving and adoring each other through the glass.
Drakk, short for Dracula - Yupp, for exactly that reason ... he's got teeth and he likes to use them.
Tabby - didn't want to spell her name tubby. She's a whopper and a half.
Crowley - again, didn't want to spell his name the way I first perceived him: Growling like a bear (I don't think, he knows, how to hiss).
Nexus - It "clicked" when my daughter met him.
Jazebelle - My daughter gave her that name, because it sounded good to her.
Magic - A rescue that nobody gave a chance. Rather than calling her Miracle, we decided on Magic.
Gabriel - He's such an angel.
Simba - a banded boy.
I hope, I've got them all ...

^ :O Wow!

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Originally Posted by SoundUnsleep

Here are just the names and reasons for the names of my BP's:
Smiley - The markings around his snout make him look like as if he's grinning from ear to ear.
Pretzel - Strikes poses in front of the camera that make him look like a pretzel.
Flea - Loves to push his head into armpits and wherever else it tickles.
Casper - I couldn't think of a better name for a washed out albino ("Casper the friendly ghost").
Lilith - Another albino that looks rather spooky, so she needed a spooky name.
Genie - She's got that belly dance figured out!
Linus - Always slow moving (just like the "Peanuts" Linus).
Trinity - Looks good and strikes like a lightning bolt.
Charlotte - The spider, of course.
Cily - Well, I didn't wanna spell her name the way she acts: 'silly'.
Nova - That was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the dots on his nose. They look like little super novas.
Missy - Easy going and very social.
Joker - That boy is cuddly, but you never know what comes next once he's out of the enclosure. He likes cleaning off the kitchen table in a bulldozer sort of way.
Cuddles - Just as the name says, he likes to cuddle.
Maja - Like the bee (she's a bumble bee).
Bitsy - Cause she's just the contrary.
Lance, short for Lancelot - My knight in shining armor (pied "armor").
Thor - Because of his blond color and his very strong built.
Sable - For the color (not the teeth!)
Baron - He's a bit on the eccentric side, but very docile once he gets out of his enclosure.
Nala - Wild looking. She reminded me of the Jungle, so Nala it was.
Ash - After Ash Wednesday in Addams Family. She puts her head to the side and hisses (never strikes).
Tribbles - That's trouble! This boy is fast moving and it takes four hands to get him back into his enclosure.
Noir - Black back.
Storm - Very dark, totally whacked pattern with some markings that look like storm clouds.
Priscy - That's what she is and that's how she moves.
Deja and Vue - Not related, but very difficult to tell apart.
Karma - Meeting this guy was karma as far as my daughter was concerned.
Dotty - Dots just like a pearl necklace down her back.
Cleo and Ceasar - Very gracious moving and adoring each other through the glass.
Drakk, short for Dracula - Yupp, for exactly that reason ... he's got teeth and he likes to use them.
Tabby - didn't want to spell her name tubby. She's a whopper and a half.
Crowley - again, didn't want to spell his name the way I first perceived him: Growling like a bear (I don't think, he knows, how to hiss).
Nexus - It "clicked" when my daughter met him.
Jazebelle - My daughter gave her that name, because it sounded good to her.
Magic - A rescue that nobody gave a chance. Rather than calling her Miracle, we decided on Magic.
Gabriel - He's such an angel.
Simba - a banded boy.
I hope, I've got them all ...

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That, folks, is love for your animals.:sweeet: Awesome!

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Originally Posted by pavlovk1025

That, folks, is love for your animals.:sweeet: Awesome!

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Well, ... thank you, but I think everyone posting here cares a great deal about his/her critters - else they wouldn't be posting here with all those neat stories about them.

My little babys name is booger cuz when we went to get him, my girlfriend picked him up and had an immediate bond with him. I wanted to call him mufasa and she turned around and named him booger

Patty was given to me from a man who could no longer take care of her, i kept her name because i could tell he really cared for her.. sorta carrying the legacy

Wadjet Blondie and Asmoday were named by my breeding partners. they co-own those snakes with me

Neemo-Named from previous owner.
Pheobe- from charmed.
Shrek- the movie "shrek"
Fiona- the movie "shrek"
Pertron- My drink
Herradura-My other drink
Diallo -afircan origin meaning "bold"
Gyasi -african origin meaning "wonderful one"
Thema- african origin meaning "Queen"

well since me and my gf are living together and this is OUR first pet....she named it Beline (its part of our names combined).

I named mine after Ozzy Osborne. :) I've always loved his music and thought Oz was a great name for a python. :gj:

Only a couple of our snakes have names from anything significant.

Peter (spider)- After spiderman. We named him peter because he has a bit of a wobble and not quite worthy of being named Spiderman. :P
Mr. Spacely (Lesser)- The breeder we purchased him from was named Sprocket.

The other names are:

Sybil (50% het albino)- Just thought the name was cute
Sababa (50% het pied)- Means "GREAT"
Aphea (50% het albino)- a Greek god (not sure which one)
Canela (cinnamon)- Spanish word for Cinnamon
Kaa (Normal)- Snake from Jungle book
Jafar (het Albino)- Aladdin Character
Sultan (het pied)- Aladdin Character
Lenard (pastel)-Seemed to suit him
April, May, June (Normals)-After the months of the year
Cosmo, Margarita, Amaretto (Normals)-after the drinks
Zekely (Normal) -the previous owners named her Zeke. They thought she was a male
Ava and Gwen (normals)-Just sounded Cute at the time.

Well I only have one bp her name is Nazgul- The flying creatures the Ring Wraths fly around on in The Lord of the Rings. They have a snake like face and I'm a giant LOR fan so it fit!

My kitties are:
Allah: The god in the Koran
Prometheus: He is the greek god that gave fire to man and was punished by zues by being strapped to a rock to have a little bit of his liver eaten each day by an eagle just to grow back to be eaten the next day for eternity.
Kali Ma: She is the Hindu Goddess of destruction and that pretty much fits her personality. She's a full blown Ninja Kitty.

My puppy is:
Minerva: She is the greek goddess of war and the creator of music.

I try to keep a god's theme with my animal names. :)

I will extend to all the herps I own (won't list the names though, too many of them)

Ball Pythons it is anything that comes through my mind, famous couples, movie characters, names I like.

Honduran Milksnakes – I have a Greek mythology theme for the names

Leos – I have an Egyptian theme for the names

Cali Kings anything goes

Crested anything goes as well.

The kids named our very first bp. They named her Curly because she's always curled up unlike the rat snakes that was right next to her viv at the store.

I named our second bp Salazar... guess why... yep! Salazar Slytherin!

My husband named our 3rd bp Sunshine - she's an albino and her yellow color reminded my husband of Sunshine.

My son wanted to name his hognose Sick - because he looked "sick" (the good way... you know, like that's so sick it's wicked!). But, I told him that's not a good name because people might think he is sick... so he changed it to Zick which I thought was a wierd name and can still be mistaken for sick, so we finally settled on Zeke.

My ball pythons names are whatever I think of that sounds interesting:

0.2 Pastels - Dia & Gembi (african names)
0.4 Normals - Malia, Copper, India (she has a dot on her head) and Kenya
0.1 Spider - Arana ("spider" in spanish)
1.0 Mojave - Mojo (original, I know...)
1.0 Cinnamon - Kip

The rest don't have names yet.

My corn snakes have somewhat of a theme:

1.0 Amel - Sunny Tequila
0.1 Motley Snow - Voodoo Tiki (brand of tequila)
0.1 Creamsicle - Margarita (made from tequila)

My albino red tail is "One-Eyed Willie" after the pirate on the Goonies, and because he only has one eye, and because I think it's hilarious telling people I have a One-Eyed Willie (and balls, for that matter) being a chick. :)

My brazilian rainbow boa is Ajax. I read somewhere that was some Brazilian God name, but I'm not sure I'm buying it. I just like the name.

Ok I think that's everyone.

My first BP was nameless for a little while until I figured out what his name was. I named him James Herriot because he just has that feel about him. I love the James Herriot books. I love how he tells story after story of taking care of animals. All of them. (All Creatures Great and Small even!) I really identify with that kind of human. And James, well he had that feel. He's one of my Creatures Great and Small. ;)

So after James, I decided to name my snakes after people who made a life out of caring for animals in some way. Right now, my snakes are all authors. But eventually, I'll have a Saint Francis of Assissi, a Klimke, etc.

we have 1 bp and a boa, Bp is a pastel we named Pistachio...wanted to name him something "yellow" and that was the only name that seemed to suit him, and the boa is name Ziva after a character from the show NCIS.

I also used to have pet mice and i named them all after food....milkshake, mocha pepper...etc :D

One of my favorite rescues name is vivian (named after julia roberts in pretty woman)

I took her off the street, cleaned her up, and mated her. :gj:

Ok lets see....
Little Dude..... an albino checkered garter... orignially was name little Lady (i thought that I had a girl) Little dude will not hunt his food and requests tha this food is on a plate
Hudinie---- normal checkered garter that likes to play diappearing acts.

Rios---- normal ball python....Short for Curious.... he has not once shown any sights of anything but curiousity.

My boyfriends sister ball pythons are named
Addi---- Short for attitude, and she does have an attitude
Mel----Short for mellow... she is the mellow one of the two

mine got her name for two reasons. number one this girl i was dating at the time suggested it so i said sure. number 2 w/ the indian reservations around here i've heard of kiva's and liked it. but i went w/ a different spelling

and my crestie got his name from frank costello in the departed.

I named my Albino BP Rid**** after my favorite sci-fi movie "The Chronicles of Rid****."

The character in the movie is a anti-hero and has these crazy purple eyes to be able to see in the dark and my BP has red eyes.

Also most of my friends treat him like he's going to escape at night and eat me :taz: but in reality after they see him and hold him they see how cool he is and that he is not that bad after all (like the movie character). But you better not piss him off or else!

and that's my story.

-Nick

Oh, you wanted the stories? I thought it was just the themes. :) Ok...

My very first snake was a red checkered garter named Indy - a double play for Indiana Jones who hated snakes, and the Indy 500 for the checkers.

My first BP was Nagini, because I adore Harry Potter. :)
The rescued pastel earned the name SunSpot through his (continued) bright yellows and his survival against high odds.
After those two, I tried to always use God/Goddess or mythical names for the snakes, but it didn't always work. For my ghost corn, I wanted a ghostly name but nothing sounded dignified enough, so he was named Mystic. The lavender corn is so purple that nothing but Amethyst fit her. The female pastel BP deserved a sun name like her counterpart, so she is Aurora. But I did use Zeus, Hera, Ares, Venus, Athena, and Achilles. :D

The leo gecko was named Pyrite because he's a patternless albino (and thus yellow) and he's a bit of a trickster.
The BTS is Topaz in honor of his unusual caramel coloring.
My breeder mice are always named after foods - most often confections.

Actually, my BF/partner is usually the one to suggest the names for all the animals here...and most of the time those names stick. He's really good with names. :)
The best name story I have, however, is connected to a tortoise. :) A Hingeback to be precise, with lovely scalloped edges to her shell. I rescued her from someone who knew nothing about the care of tortoises, and sadly she didn't live too long due to parasites the previous owners bad care had brought about, but she got the perfect name. She was a nice reddish orange color... so we named her Rusty. Rusty the Hingeback. :D

Rat Bite Baby is my 7 year old male normal rescue that I adopted last year. A guy I know does reptile rehab, and he was telling me about this abused, neglected adult bp he rescued. Terrible shape... not eating, poor condition, dehydrated, RI, mouth rot, scale rot, retained eye caps from earlier sheds, and worst of all: a series of deep, infected rat bite wounds. One wound on his nose was so severe that the flesh was detached, and the nostril permanently occluded. But the snake had a calm temperament, even through all of the unpleasant injections and treatments. Every time I'd talk to the rehab guy (who doesn't name any of his snakes) I'd ask "How's that snake, the rat bite baby, doing?" And slowly over months, the snake recovered but the name stuck. And with plenty of scars and a prizefighter's nose, Rat Bite Baby came to live in his own RBI rack at my house.

BTW, special thanks to all the dedicated herpers who invest time, money, and effort to bring sick and neglected animals back from the brink and into good homes. Thank you for my snake.

Let’s see.
1.0 Spider – we believed it to be a female until recently he proved otherwise – MJ after Spiderman’s girlfriend.
(If you think the other snakes will laugh I can change the name)

1.0 Lesser Platinum – he was like a hand full of precious metal – so he is Ingot.

0.1 Hypo – Whoopi Goldberg played Oda-Mae Brown in the movie Ghost – so she is Oda-Mae

I'm not going to list all the snakes names, that's a bit much at this point. Basically it goes this way....the ball pythons all carry either celtic or gaelic based names and the names are picked usually from something about the snake's looks, temperment, maybe how we aquired it, something like that. Examples would be:

Brannagh - means "dark beauty" - she is a lovely snake but had a very "dark" temperment when we got her

Cara - means "friend" - she was a snake gifted to me by a dear friend

and so on and so on...:)

The milksnake and the boas just tend to have names that come to mind or names they came with.

All of my snakes are named after someone/thing in a movie or game or something like that.

Matika - the name of Mimisiku's pet tarantula from Jungle 2 Jungle.
Chocobo - My pastel, named after a bright yellow bird from the Final Fantasy series.
Basilica - Necromonger warship from The Chronicles of Rid****.
Lara Croft - Tomb Raider. Need I say more?
Draccy - Shortened, more feminine name of "Draco", the name of the dragon from Dragon Heart. The snake was female, so...lol.

im naming mine after pornstars lmao so i never run out of names for them im in the process of looking for a male pastel so its kinda tricky haha

I am Buddhist and very fond of India. So I named our one and only adult male BP "Tanveer", which is a Buddhist name often used in India for males meaning 'Enlightened One':D

I also named our Dobie/Shepherd mix, "Shanti" because it is a Sanskrit name meaning "Peace or Angel of Peace". She is absolutely one of my bestest friends!

My hubby named "Jasmine" and "Johnny" came with his name:D