Okay folks I'm listening again to the Reptile Radio broadcast from last week featuring the guy named "Big Country". I need a translation please!

He mentioned something about a person getting him into snakes and used the word (excuse me trying to type it out like it sounds lol)....pap ah (best I can do, these southern accents get me confused).

So what's that referring to, I got that it's a person but what does that word mean?

Since I'm on the quest to learn to speak "southern" feel free to share some other words that are common to your southern states.