I feel like a nerd...

[nouserpif]

I don't know if it is just me, but when I started out this hobby, I thought latin names were useless! Now, after 3 years, I get mad if the site/store can't supply me with a latin name! I like it orgnized in latin... I don't know. I feel kinda nerdy, knowing all the scientific names for everything, lol.
Dan Conner :D

[Tim_Cranwill]

What!? You totally ARE a nerd, man! Join the club!

Just kidding... I know what you mean though.;)

[Matt_K]

Cranwill, i just have to ask, where do you get your avatars man? You have the greatest ones all the time!!!!

[Tim_Cranwill]

Hey thanks! You've had some pretty cool ones yourself though.

I usually just think of what I want and try to find it on the net. That, or I come across it by fluke.

This "Pokey and the Bandit" one, my buddy emailed me. I felt obligated to show it to the world!

Go Jets!!!!

[Lisa]

I keep meaning to put labels on the cages with the snakes name, comon name and latin name.

[Linds]

LOL :p

[Christina]

OH jee latin??? Havent got a clue myself what a latin name is for anything we own. I havent found a need to bother ummm YET??
Christina

[Clownfishie]

I use a mix of both -- although if a pet store posts ONLY latin names, that usually annoys me -- because half the time I don't know what the common name is... it's nice when they post both :)

I KNOW the scientific names for some animals, but I still use the common name most times when I'm talking about them... latin names tend to be long, and rather hard to pronounce... hehe ;)

So yup, you're a nerd *grins* :p

[eyespy]

No, you're not a nerd. We herpers take pride in the label given to us by all the so-called "normal" folks out there who don't understand our passion.

We are freaks, and PROUD TO BE FREAKS. You're just a superfreak since you've taken herping to the next level and properly identify your animals.

I would love it if most of the petstores I see would know the Latin names of their herps. Usually they mislabel even the common names of anything more "exotic" than firebelly toads, leopard geckos, bearded dragons, red-tailed boas, and Ball pythons.

[Edwin]

I agree with Clownfishie, I usually need a mix of both. I am more familiar with boids, so I prefer latin names here. But when it comes to colubrids, I usually need its common name first.

I have been lurking around the venomous forum lately, and it seems that everyone there uses latin names.

[fubar]

meh..who needs names? i just look at the purdy pictures. if i cant see it....i dont like it!

[morph]

cranwill i cant believe it i had that poster as a kid on my wall i havent seen that since 88 too funny

scott

[Dom]

I am for the mix idea .. I like theing th latin name whe I know what it is .. but when its a specie i don't know, It annoys me to not know what the animal is if it is only writtn in latin ...

Personally pround to be a nerd!

[nouserpif]

Good to see so many dorks on the forum! lol, just kidding, But, I have just places common/latin name labels on all my cages (my mantids: "Hi, my name is... Molly the Chinese Mantis, or tenodera aridrifolia sinises!") Hahaha... But, yes, a mix is REALLY nice, but pet stores usualy tend to screw up... A bearded Dragons: Pangod Vittersip (HOW THE HELL CAN YOU SCREW UP THAT BADLY!?!?), but, I love latin names :)
Dan Conner

[Kathy]

I've never had a big need for the latin names, but sometimes in pet stores i'd like to see them use the latin name, or at least the proper common name (Ive seen the label "Texas Ribbonsnakes", where really theres no such thing, you can get western ribbons in texas, but they are still westerns hehe)

[eyespy]

LOL, a petshop down the block and around the corner from me has a hatchling green iguana labeled as an anole, and at one time they had bearded dragons labeled as horny toads. I've seen western ribbons here too, labeled as garter snakes which is at least sorta right, they are all Thamnophis.

Latin and the right common names would be a blessing around here.

[Snake_Hunter]

One time just for jokes me and my buddy ripped down all the signs at a pet store and re-posted the tanks with all the latin names for all the reptiles it was so good costomers would come in and be like this is a gray rat even though it was like a lavender corn and it was even confusing to the guys that worked there cause the costomer would ask what kind of snake is this and the guy that worked at the store would say something like thats a bull snake and we'd be like sorry your wrong thats the northern pine snake that is the bull snake over there and that is your red-tailed boa, and over here we have a great selection of ball pythons. It was so fun pulling pranks on everybody. :D