Quote Originally Posted by FloridaHogs View Post
I have had hoggies for over 30 years, and this forum is the first place I have ever heard them refered to as hoggers. They have always been called hoggies for slang to seperate them from being confused with hog island boas, which are refered to as hogs.

And no, I do not like the "hogger" slang better and all, might as well call them porker.

PS the balck eastern is simply a melanistic animal.
It's been said a lot actually, you just don't live in the Midwest so you've never heard it before. Hognose snakes have been in captivity way before HIBs, so Hoggers should have the right to be called "hogs" since they were around in captivity first (HIBs should have slang terms to avoid confusion with Hoggers, not the other way around). Also note that "Hogger" doesn't sound lame, while "porker" is lame.