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Old 03-02-11, 01:31 PM   #1
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Hmmmm sooo I am new here and new to snakes in general, and I felt that maybe it would be beneficial for newcomers if we had an encyclopedia of sorts for the forum.

This should include any abbreviations, slang, signature writings such as 1.0 BP, and anything else you can think of that you would assume a newcomer or someone even just browsing through the site may not understand

So to start I'll add a few things I have learned in the past week

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edit - updated list.
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Adjustments made sorry about that

0.0.1=Unsexed
0.1 BP= One Female Ball Python
1.0 BP= One Male Ball Python
2.1 BP= Two Male Ball Python and One Female Ball Python etc...
AFT=African Fat Tail
AHS=African House Snake
ATB= Amazon Tree Boa
BALLS/BP= Ball Python
BCC= Boa Constrictor Constrictor
BCI= Boa Constrictor Imperator
BCL=Boa constrictor Longicauda
BCO=Boa Constrictor Occidentalis
BOI=Board of Inquiry
BRB= Brazilian Rainbow Boa
BTS=Blue Tongue Skink
BURM= Burmese Python
CBB=Captive Bred & Born
CH=Captive Hatched
CO-DOM Co-Dominant Trait
CP= Carpet Python
CWD=Chinese Water Dragon
DOM=Dominant Trait
ETB=Emerald Tree Boa
F/T= Frozen/Thawed
GTP= Green Tree Python
Herp= Herpetology/Herpetoculture (Study of Reptiles/Care for Reptiles)
HET= Heterzygous
HOMO = Homozygous
HOTS= Anything Poisonous
IBD=Inclusion Body Disease
IJCP=Irian Jaya Carpet Python
In Blue= State of Eye Color a Snake Has Before Shedding
JCP=Jungle Carpet Python
KSB=Kenyan Sand Boa
LOCKING=Breeding Event- Refers To the Tails “locked” Together With Insertion
LTC=Long Term Captive
MBD=Metabolic Bone Disease
MHD=Mountain Horned Dragon
Morph= "Color Phase" A Genetic Mutation That Alters Pigmentation
MVB=Mercury Vapor Bulb
P/K=Pre-Killed
PAM=Provent-A-Mite
PIPPING=When A Baby Snake Slits the Egg to Emerge
Pits=Snakes Belonging to the Pituophis Family
RES=Red Eared Slider
RETF=Red Eyed Tree Frog
RETIC= Reticulated Python
RI=Respiratory Infection
RSSB=Rough Scale Sand Boa
RTB=Red Tailed Boa
SIGB=Solomon Island Ground Boa
SNAPPERHEAD=Term for Blood/Short-Tailed Pythons
UTH=Under Tank Heater
VIV= Vivaria
WC=Wild Caught
WLP=White Lipped Python
WORMIE=Baby Snake
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Old 03-02-11, 01:40 PM   #2
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Re: Herp Lingo :)

BP should be ball python rather than blood imo, also Balls = ball python also.
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Old 03-02-11, 01:45 PM   #3
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Re: Herp Lingo :)

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BP should be ball python rather than blood imo, also Balls = ball python also.
whoops corrected I dunno I think this is a good idea :P
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Re: Herp Lingo :)

I agree it is a good idea, there are a few questions that pop up over and over again, thing is tho, even with an exhaustive list some people will just ask rather than go look.
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Old 03-02-11, 01:55 PM   #5
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Re: Herp Lingo :)

Personally I don't think it would hurt to try I know as I learn new things I'll slowly but surely add them.

Hopefully after awhile I can remake the thread into a large comprehensive post that will be much less confusing and readily accessible
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Old 03-02-11, 02:21 PM   #6
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Re: Herp Lingo :)

0.0.1 unsexed
brb= brazilian rainbow boa
bcc= boa constrictor common
bci= boa constrictor imperator
atp= amazon tree boa
hots= anything poisonous
Burm= burmese python
retic= reticualted python

I know a ton of morph abbreviation but that wont help since mine are geared for bci's lol this is a good idea I get these questions alot
a genetics sticky would be awesome as well
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Old 03-02-11, 02:31 PM   #7
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Re: Herp Lingo :)

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0.0.1 unsexed
brb= brazilian rainbow boa
bcc= boa constrictor common
bci= boa constrictor imperator
atp= amazon tree boa
hots= anything poisonous
Burm= burmese python
retic= reticualted python

I know a ton of morph abbreviation but that wont help since mine are geared for bci's lol this is a good idea I get these questions alot
a genetics sticky would be awesome as well
Would you mind if I copy and pasted all of the above into my original post?
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Old 03-02-11, 04:23 PM   #8
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Re: Herp Lingo :)

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0.0.1 unsexed
a genetics sticky would be awesome as well
I second this motion
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Re: Herp Lingo :)

bcc = boa constrictor constrictor = true red tail boas

bci and all the others bc's are more often termed as common but arent true red tail boas
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Old 03-06-11, 11:30 PM   #10
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Re: Herp Lingo :)

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atp= amazon tree boa
ATB=Amazon Tree Boa



BCO=Boa constrictor occidentalis
BCL=Boa constrictor Longicauda
PAM=Provent a mite
CB=Captive bred
WC=Wild caught
AHS=African house snake
KSB=Kenyan sand boa
RSSB=rough scale sand boa
JCP=Jungle carpet python
IJCP=Irian Jaya carpet python
AFT=African fat tail
BTS=Blue tongue skink
BOI=Board of Inquiry
RES=Red eared slider
F/T=frozen thawed
RI=Respiratory Infection

Sorry if I repeated any.
I will think of more.....
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ATB=Amazon Tree Boa



BCO=Boa constrictor occidentalis
BCL=Boa constrictor Longicauda
PAM=Provent a mite
CB=Captive bred
WC=Wild caught
AHS=African house snake
KSB=Kenyan sand boa
RSSB=rough scale sand boa
JCP=Jungle carpet python
IJCP=Irian Jaya carpet python
AFT=African fat tail
BTS=Blue tongue skink
BOI=Board of Inquiry
RES=Red eared slider
F/T=frozen thawed
RI=Respiratory Infection

Sorry if I repeated any.
I will think of more.....
I personally think this is a great contribution thank you
Hopefully we will have a complete list
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CB=Captive bred
You have to be careful with this one as there are quite a few people who use CB to mean "captive born" rather than "captive bred". An example would be adult snakes harvested for the skin trade being allowed to lay their eggs or have their young before they are slaughtered, then the eggs/young are sold. The babies are born in captivity but are not captive bred.

CBB = Captive Bred & Born
Farm raised = self explanatory

Turtle farms and alligator farms are common, but the term also seems to be used for the slaughter house "farms" as well sometimes.

STP = Short Tailed Python
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You have to be careful with this one as there are quite a few people who use CB to mean "captive born" rather than "captive bred". An example would be adult snakes harvested for the skin trade being allowed to lay their eggs or have their young before they are slaughtered, then the eggs/young are sold. The babies are born in captivity but are not captive bred.

CBB = Captive Bred & Born
Farm raised = self explanatory

Turtle farms and alligator farms are common, but the term also seems to be used for the slaughter house "farms" as well sometimes.

STP = Short Tailed Python
You are very right...sorry. We get lazy when we talk and say CB meaning captive bred and born.

CH=Captive hatched
UTH=under tank heater
SIGB=Solomon island ground boa
p/k=pre killed
LTC=long term captive
WC=Wild caught
MVB=Mercury vapor bulb
Pits=snakes belonging to the Pituophis family
RETF=Red eyed tree frog
WLP=White lipped python
CWD=Chinese water dragon
MHD=Mountain horned dragon
IBD=Inclusion body disease
MBD=Metabolic bone disease
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Re: Herp Lingo :)

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0.0.1 unsexed
brb= brazilian rainbow boa
bcc= boa constrictor common
bci= boa constrictor imperator
atp= amazon tree boa
hots= anything poisonous
Burm= burmese python
retic= reticualted python

I know a ton of morph abbreviation but that wont help since mine are geared for bci's lol this is a good idea I get these questions alot
a genetics sticky would be awesome as well
Being a boa girl, I'm surprised this came from you :s
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nope go for it!!
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