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Correct Adult snake terminology?

kcaj Jan 31, 2006 01:47 PM

Are Adult snakes according to sex called, Boars and sows,bucks and does,bulls and cows, stud and [bleep]es, sire and dam or something else?

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chrish Jan 31, 2006 05:05 PM

Are Adult snakes according to sex called, Boars and sows,bucks and does,bulls and cows, stud and [bleep]es, sire and dam or something else?

I guess the "b word" doesn't make the cut, no matter what context it is used in.

I have heard people use sire and dam, but when I hear that it always sounds pretentious to me. It's just the "father and mother" or "male parent and female parent"!
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

bobassetto Feb 01, 2006 01:03 PM

dere all BEEOICTHES

mrand Feb 01, 2006 01:22 PM

as a biologist, i prefer "sperm donor and sperm receiver."

in more poetic moments, i go for "giver of the spermatozoa and holder of the treasured ova."

matt

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