# My new pet needs a new name (warning; contents include snake) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 1, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331 "2016-11-01T03:05:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/1 "2016-11-01T03:05:08Z")
I guess it’s appropriate that i take home my first crawlie critter on Halloween… One of the guys at work had a California Kingsnake that needed a good home, his son got bored with her (the snake is a female), I’ve always found snakes cool, and my co-worker described her as the “easiest pet in the world to care for”, so I figured, why not… After all, free pet [She’s a gorgeous snake](http://s1319.photobucket.com/user/Kadargo/media/CB5CF787-951E-482F-BAD7-7A9F9327180F_zpsvwiwl590.jpg.html) about 2.5’ long, aberrant striped pattern of jet black over a cream-ish white, she’s very alert and inquisitive, albeit a bit timid from the move, I’m going to give her a few days to adjust to her new home before I start interactions with her So, she needs a new name, her original name was “Avatar” (at first I thought it may have been the James Cameron film, but now that I think about it it probably refers to the “arrowhead” Mark on her head) but I’m not a fan of that name for her… So far, I’m considering; Alice (Alice Cooper often features snakes in his concert) Chiana (similar striking monochromatic coloring Hillary (but I don’t want to insult my snake 😉 ) Nummymuffincoocobutter (even though she is decidedly un-fluffy) 😉 Any other suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/2 "2016-11-01T03:13:43Z")
Kala, the snake-lady from _The Golden Child_. Yes, I’ve watched it, more than once. “One of her ancestors was raped by a dragon.” “Does that happen a lot where you come from?” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/3 "2016-11-01T03:16:37Z")
Slinky. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/4 "2016-11-01T03:35:55Z")
Shriek. I predict many of your visitors will call her that anyway. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/5 "2016-11-01T03:57:29Z")
Not Fish. BTW, beautiful snake. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/6 "2016-11-01T04:02:00Z")
She’s got a “V” on her head. Venom ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/7 "2016-11-01T05:25:29Z")
or Veronica Venus ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/8 "2016-11-01T07:03:16Z")
Racer cos she’s got stripes down her back like doods like painting on their cars to make them look speedier. Knots because you hope she doesn’t get knotty (un-knotting a snake sounds like the kind of experience that would be very confusing for both parties). That’s not a V, it’s an A. Ariadna, another reference to long strings. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/9 "2016-11-01T07:42:44Z")
> [@MacTech](#): > > . . . and my co-worker described her as the “easiest pet in the world to care for” . . . I had a pet California king snake (also with the lengthwise stripes) when I was a kid, and I wouldn’t say this. He escaped from his cage twice. Otherwise he was very mellow and didn’t need to be fed that often. However, I never gave him a name. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/10 "2016-11-01T09:51:28Z")
I just came in to say that that’s a very pretty snake. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/11 "2016-11-01T12:15:21Z")
If it was a guy, I’d go with Snake’s “best friend”: Apu. Manjula maybe? ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/12 "2016-11-01T14:49:31Z")
I had California king for years. I agree, they are beautiful and pretty smart, as snakes go. Mine was a great eater, not always true for snakes in captivity. Be aware, they are masters of escape. All snakes are really but my Cali King was the best. How about Cali as a name? ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/13 "2016-11-01T14:59:24Z")
[Ouroboros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros) It is the name of the symbol of a snake eating it’s tail. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/14 "2016-11-01T15:04:50Z")
That’s neither a V nor an A; it’s a lambda. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/15 "2016-11-01T15:06:56Z")
Nakey-butt. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/16 "2016-11-01T15:26:34Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > I had a pet California king snake (also with the lengthwise stripes) when I was a kid, and I wouldn’t say this. He escaped from his cage twice. > > Otherwise he was very mellow and didn’t need to be fed that often. However, I never gave him a name. Her current tank is a 10 gallon locktop terrarium, to me, it seems too small for her current size, but I do happen to have an unused 20 Long aquarium, I’ll just need a secure top for it, I think she’d like the extra room (30" long, 12" deep, 12" high), I’ll also put some "furniture " in for her as well, a couple sticks/branches to climb, perhaps a second “buried” hidey hole… I’ll keep the existing tank as a quarantine/transport/backup tank ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/17 "2016-11-01T15:52:31Z")
Snakey McSnakeface or [Snek](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/snek) ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/18 "2016-11-01T15:55:41Z")
That’s a beautiful snake. I suggest Natasha. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/19 "2016-11-01T16:11:18Z")
Queenie. She’s a girl King snake, right? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-pet-needs-a-new-name-warning-contents-include-snake/770331/20 "2016-11-01T16:14:20Z")
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