What's in a name?

[CherryPython]

(Newish to the whole forum thing, if this thread needs moving please do move it xD)

Sooo, I only have the one Ball Python and she's called Pretzel. When I first got her, she was tiny and cute and people had different reactions. I had no idea what to call her, and hadn't had her probed so actually had no idea if she was male or female. I called her Scream to start off with - mainly because people were always like "AAAAH!" of "EEEEK!" when I told them I got her...

Then it didn't seem right. Her name that is. Soooo she was a bit aggressive for a while, not sure why... her name changed to Nightmare.

AAAAND it still wasn't right

Then one day, sat in front of a particularly fishy Disney film with her curled up in my hand, she wound round and got comfortable, and there was my Pretzel

So how did you come up with names for all your lovely little friends?

Here's my babygirl, just being herself (Excuse the HUGE writing across the photo, I'm currently using said photo as my FB cover photo!)

[Rob]

My spiders name is Wobs cause she wobbles....o yeah and Antilles the lesser cause of the lesser Antilles islands, get it?!

[The Serpent Merchant]

Most of mine are references to something:

Zed: character in a book

Q. : Star Trek Reference

Shagrath: Dimmu Borgir reference ( \m/ Symphonic Black Metal Band from Norway \m/ )

Nergal: Behemoth reference ( \m/ Polish Blackened death Metal Band \m/ )

My last 2 are Greek Mythology references

Zeus & Hestia

[Salamander Rising]

(Newish to the whole forum thing, if this thread needs moving please do move it xD)

Sooo, I only have the one Ball Python and she's called Pretzel. When I first got her, she was tiny and cute and people had different reactions. I had no idea what to call her, and hadn't had her probed so actually had no idea if she was male or female. I called her Scream to start off with - mainly because people were always like "AAAAH!" of "EEEEK!" when I told them I got her...

Then it didn't seem right. Her name that is. Soooo she was a bit aggressive for a while, not sure why... her name changed to Nightmare.

AAAAND it still wasn't right

Then one day, sat in front of a particularly fishy Disney film with her curled up in my hand, she wound round and got comfortable, and there was my Pretzel

So how did you come up with names for all your lovely little friends?

Here's my babygirl, just being herself (Excuse the HUGE writing across the photo, I'm currently using said photo as my FB cover photo!)

Ozzy the Bumblebee got his name because he's worth a lot of money and kinda "spayshul"...if ya know what I mean.



Kelly means "Bright"
Ivy's dad was an Ivory
Agnes and Leah are from old Donnie Iris songs
Mosby is from John S Mosby
Leon, because he's a Leo
Norma because "Norm" was written on her snake bag
Iggy Python for Iggy Pop
Alice for Alice Cooper
Spider for a rock song
Brom the Boa after a favorite artist
[but we usually call him "Bob"]
Dixie Lee Dumeril because it sounded southern, to me.

[Salamander Rising]

My spiders name is Wobs cause she wobbles....o yeah and Antilles the lesser cause of the lesser Antilles islands, get it?!

You weren't tempted to call her Weeble?

[Salamander Rising]

Most of mine are references to something:

Zed: character in a book

Q. : Star Trek Reference

Shagrath: Dimmu Borgir reference ( \m/ Symphonic Black Metal Band from Norway \m/ )

Nergal: Behemoth reference ( \m/ Polish Blackened death Metal Band \m/ )

My last 2 are Greek Mythology references

Zeus & Hestia

If you get two more, you gotta name them Amon and Amarth.

[CherryPython]

Loving all these names!! Proper cool I'm a bit of a foody as well...so Pretzel suited I'd love a banana pinstripe...not to call it banana but Cheese xD I love cheese. Any future snake will be named after food. Im such a pig. xD

@ The Serpent Merchant - I like your taste in music (Y)
@ Rob - Niiiiiiiice! (Y)
@ Salamander - NORM. LOL I LOVE that!!!! xD


Though also, being an A7X fangirl I mayyyy have to name some little fella Syn/Shadows/ZackyV/Sullivan(Or jimmy or rev)

I think I'll leave Johnny Christ out... xD

[Rob]

You weren't tempted to call her Weeble?

Lol it was between the two

[The Serpent Merchant]

If you get two more, you gotta name them Amon and Amarth.

For sure I'm actually listening to them right now lol

I know when I either produce or buy a Black Eyed Lucy it will be named Galder

And this is why

[Salamander Rising]

lol it was between the two

I almost named my Spider Weeble but then he looked at me through narrowed eyes and I decided he didn't think it was appropriately dignified......

[I don't think he's realized he's now Leon Python]