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Originally Posted by dave himself

I hate using the scientific names because for me they are long, hard to say, and some look very simmilar. That's just me though lol.

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I AGREE 100% ALSO WHEN THEY ONLY USE THE FIRST LETTERS OF THE FIRST AND SECOND WORD OF THE NAME IT MAKES IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND. LIKE C. ATROX. ISN'T EASIER TO SAY WESTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE?

Originally Posted by chairman

I keep about a dozen species and know the scientific names for all of them. But half of the species have had a name change in the time that I've kept them and I think one species has had two name changes. The common names have remained consistent, hence my preference for them.

AGREE, ALSO WITH MORPHS THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES STAY THE SAME. THIS MEANS A BALL/ROYAL PYTHON IS, PYTHON REGIUS AND A SPIDER BALL STILL PYTHON REGIUS. IT DOES NOT DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT MORPHS. I USE THE SCIENTIFIC AND COMMON NAMES WHEN LABELING MY VENOMOUS SNAKES.