Pet Snake Names

A snake name generator: five names a press, tough, mythic, patterned or funny, each with a line.

Pet Snake Names

HisstopherChristopher, after a long day.
Hissy FitFor a snake with opinions.
Granny KnotTies itself up and cannot remember how.
BakunawaIn Philippine myth, the moon-eating serpent that causes eclipses.
Snub NoseHognose snakes have upturned snouts.

How it works

Press for five pet snake names: tough names built on what a snake is and does, serpents of myth with the story each comes from, names for a color or a pattern, and funny names for a long pet with no legs.

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Tough names for a snake

Choose Tough names in the list under the button. They are taken from the animal, such as Constrictor, Diamondback, Sidewinder and Coil, or from things that grip and hold, such as Deadbolt, Bowline and Half Hitch.

Serpents of myth

Jörmungandr is the World Serpent of Norse myth, who circles the Earth and bites his own tail. Apophis is the great serpent of ancient Egypt, Ladon guarded the golden apples of Greek myth, and Ouroboros is the old symbol of a snake eating its tail. Every card says where its story comes from.

Questions and answers

What are good names for a pet snake?

Good names for a pet snake fit its look or its manner. Pinstripe suits a striped garter snake, Tricolor a banded milk snake and Kernel a corn snake. Regius, Latin for royal, is the ball python's own species name.

What are cool snake names from mythology?

Jörmungandr, Nidhogg and Fáfnir come from Norse and Germanic legend; Apophis, Mehen and Wadjet from ancient Egypt; Ladon, Python and Hydra from Greek myth. Bakunawa is the moon-eating serpent of Philippine myth.

What is a funny name for a snake?

Long, thin things make the best jokes: Spaghetti, Shoelace, Extension Cord and Nope Rope. Drama Queen suits a hognose snake, a kind known for playing dead when threatened.

Are these snake names from films or games?

Not on purpose. We left out any name we wrote that is found in Wikipedia's lists of fictional snakes and reptiles. The serpents of myth are old stories, and later books and games have borrowed some of their names.

All 126 snake names

Tough names 31

Ambush Stays still until it does not.
Big Squeeze For a snake with a firm handshake.
Bowline The knot sailors trust.
Bullwhip Long, lean and loud when it cracks.
Bushmaster Sounds like the boss of the undergrowth.
Chainlink Strong, looped and hard to get past.
Clove Hitch Two turns around a post and it is not going anywhere.
Coil What a snake is before it moves.
Constrictor Says what it does, in three hard syllables.
Crowbar Gets into anything.
Deadbolt Slides shut and stays shut.
Diamondback A pattern and a reputation in one word.
Hairpin Turn The tightest bend on the road.
Half Hitch A knot that holds under strain.
Ironscale Armor plating, head to tail.
King Coil Rules the tank from the warm end.
Kingsnake A real kind of snake, and a title.
Krait One hard syllable.
Live Wire Do not touch.
Mamba Short, sharp and fast off the tongue.
Nightcoil A dark shape that tightens.
Powerline Long, humming and not to be messed with.
Regius The ball python's species name, Latin for royal. It is also called the royal python.
Scalemail A coat of small metal plates.
Sidewinder Moves in a way nothing else does.
Steel Cable All muscle, no slack.
Tailspin Trouble arriving in a spiral.
Thunderline A long dark streak before the noise.
Tripwire Stretched across the path, waiting.
Undertow Quiet on top, strong underneath.
Whiplash Fast enough to hear.

Serpents of myth 29

Amphisbaena A serpent of myth with a head at each end.
Apep Another name for Apophis, the great serpent of ancient Egyptian myth.
Apophis In ancient Egypt, the giant serpent of chaos and darkness, the opponent of Ra, the bringer of light.
Bakunawa In Philippine myth, the moon-eating serpent that causes eclipses.
Basilisk In old European bestiaries, a legendary reptile said to be the king of serpents.
Boitatá In Brazilian folklore, a fire snake that guards the fields and forests.
Cerastes A serpent of Greek legend so bendy it was said to have no spine. The name means having horns.
Delphyne In some accounts of Greek myth, the name of the she-serpent at Delphi.
Fáfnir In Germanic legend, a dwarf who took the shape of a serpent dragon to guard a treasure.
Glycon A snake god with a large following in the Roman Empire of the 2nd century.
Hydra In Greek and Roman myth, the many-headed water serpent of Lake Lerna.
Illuyanka The serpent dragon of Hittite myth, known from clay tablets.
Jörmungandr In Norse myth, the World Serpent, who circles the Earth and bites his own tail.
Ladon In Greek myth, the dragon who guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides.
Lindworm In European folklore, a giant serpent that lives deep in the forest.
Mehen In Egyptian myth, a snake god whose name means coiled one. It is also an old board game.
Meretseger A cobra goddess of ancient Egypt who watched over the Valley of the Kings.
Midgard Jörmungandr is also called the Midgard Serpent.
Nehebkau The primordial snake god of ancient Egyptian myth.
Nidhogg In Norse myth, the dragon said to gnaw at the roots of the world tree, Yggdrasil.
Oilliphéist A sea serpent of Irish myth. In one story it cuts the route of the River Shannon.
Ouroboros A snake drawn in a ring with its tail in its mouth, a symbol as old as ancient Egypt.
Python In Greek myth, the serpent that lived at Delphi, the center of the Earth.
Renenutet An ancient Egyptian goddess of the harvest, shown as a cobra.
Serpens The Serpent, a constellation split into two parts: the head and the tail.
Stoor Worm The giant sea serpent of Orkney folklore.
Tsuchinoko A snake-like creature of Japanese folklore. Its name translates as child of hammer.
Typhon In Greek myth, a giant with a serpent's shape.
Wadjet An ancient Egyptian goddess shown as a rearing cobra. Her name means Green One.

For a color or a pattern 33

Argyle Diamonds in a row, like the sock.
Barcode Thin dark bands on a pale ground.
Brass Ring Yellow metal in a loop.
Cocoa Bean Deep, even brown.
Copper Wire Thin, bright and red-brown.
Coral Band Bright rings around a slim body.
Dapple Soft, round patches of light and dark.
Goldleaf A thin, bright yellow shine.
Herringbone Rows of slanted marks, like a tweed coat.
Hornet Black and yellow bands.
Inkblot Dark blotches on a pale ground.
Jade Ring A cool green circle.
Kernel The corn snake's belly is said to look like the kernels of colored corn.
Lava Flow Black with orange showing through.
Limeade Pale green with a sour edge.
Marble Cake Swirls of brown through cream.
Mint Chip Green with dark flecks.
Oil Slick A dark skin that shows rainbow colors in the light.
Paisley Curled teardrop shapes.
Peach Fuzz The faint orange of a peach's skin.
Pinstripe Garter snakes wear stripes that run the length of the body.
Polka Round spots, evenly spaced.
Racing Stripe One bold line from nose to tail.
Rust Belt A band of red-brown.
Saddles Some kingsnakes are marked with saddle-shaped bands.
Sandbar Pale tan, smooth and long.
Snowflake White with a faint pattern.
Speckle Small dots all over.
Sunset Stripe Orange fading to pink along the back.
Tartan Crossed bands of color.
Tiger Lily Orange with dark spots.
Tortoiseshell Mottled amber and brown.
Tricolor A milk snake's usual pattern is bands of red, black and yellow, or white, black and red.

Funny names for a snake 33

Ampersand The shape it makes when it cannot decide.
Bendy Straw Bends in one place. This one bends in all of them.
Cinnamon Roll How it looks asleep.
Coil Spring Wound up and ready.
Corkscrew Goes round and round a branch.
Drama Queen North American hognose snakes are known for playing dead when threatened.
Ecdysis The science word for a snake shedding its skin.
Extension Cord Long, orange and in a heap.
Figure Eight A favorite resting shape.
Garden Hose Green, coiled and left on the lawn.
Granny Knot Ties itself up and cannot remember how.
Gummy Worm Stretchy and brightly colored.
Hiss Majesty Expects to be addressed properly.
Hisstopher Christopher, after a long day.
Hissy Fit For a snake with opinions.
Kite Tail Trails along behind itself.
Legs It has none.
Linguine A flatter noodle, for a flatter snake.
Necktie Looks smart draped around a branch.
Nope Rope What people who do not like snakes call one.
Question Mark The shape it makes when it looks at you.
Scribble Looks like someone tested a pen.
Shoelace Small, thin and always coming undone.
Snub Nose Hognose snakes have upturned snouts.
Spaghetti For a thin one that tangles.
Speed Bump Lies across the path and makes everyone slow down.
Squiggle A line that would not stay straight.
Stretch Longer every time you look.
String Cheese Peels off the branch in one piece.
Tube Sock One long piece with a head at the end.
Udon A thick one.
William Snakespeare To hiss or not to hiss.
Zipper Long, straight and toothy.

How this list was compiled

Own list of 126 names for a pet snake, made on 2 October 2026, in four groups: tough names taken from what a snake is and does, 29 serpents of myth and folklore, names for a color or a pattern, and funny names for a long, legless pet. Each serpent of myth is from its own article in English Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jörmungandr and the articles Jörmungandr, Apophis, Nidhogg, Ladon, Python, Delphyne, Lernaean Hydra, Amphisbaena, Basilisk, Ouroboros, Mehen, Wadjet, Nehebkau, Meretseger, Renenutet, Glycon, Illuyanka, Tsuchinoko, Bakunawa, Boitatá, Stoor worm, Lindworm, Fáfnir, Oilliphéist, Cerastes, Serpens and Typhon; CC BY-SA 4.0), read 2 October 2026, and its card says where the story comes from. The few facts about real snakes on other cards are from Wikipedia's articles Corn snake, Milk snake, Kingsnake, Garter snake, Ball python, Hognose and Snake, read the same day. The other names and every line are ours. An own name was left out when it stands on this site's lists of pet, dog, cat, horse, fish or teddy bear names, or appears in Wikipedia's List of fictional snakes or List of fictional reptiles as read that day; the snakes of well-known films, books and games were also left out by hand. 37 of the 126 names (29 in 100) also stand on another list of this site. Names of gods of living religions are not on the list. Licence: The names we wrote and the line under every name are our own work. Meanings of real names and words draw on English Wiktionary, and facts about the animal and its folklore on English Wikipedia, both under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).