Cards and database started with 1, then the second snake is 2, so on and so forth. Then the card and database will have a full explanation of the age, morph, sex, etc.

It's not as exciting as a BP-AL-HPD-M-08-01= Ball Python-Albino-Het for Pied-Male-2008-First in the Collection.

Instead, my card will say ID 001
Then the card will have specific areas with all of the other information.

Or you could do BP001 for the first Ball Python, GTP001 for the first Green Tree Python.

I just don't go for all of that coding and abreviations. I'm getting too old to remember them all. If the card has everything spelled out, I find it simple. It also hellps if you have help in the herp room. Tell someone to bring you snake #157 is much more understandable than, bring me BP-AL-HPD-M-08-01.

Just my personal opinion, I really believe in the K.I.S.S. method.
Jim Smith