What's in a name?

[Salamander Rising]

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?

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

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