One of the things that cracks me up about my job is the bad puns that result from the names of the animals that we use for educational demonstrations. The snake names are the worst. For instance, the ball pythons that have been used over the years had names like Tether, Ping Pong, Volley, Crystal, and Spaulding. We also had boa constricters named Julius Squeezer, William Snakespeare, and David Boa. The corn snakes? Caramel, Popcorn, Niblet, and Kernel.

And yes, we do have a box turtle named Yertle and skunks named after cologne fragrances (Chanel, Chloe) and flowers (Daisy). The three banded armadillo is Bocce.

Weird, weird place. Wonderful, wonderful job.

Sometime later today I will probably post about some of the weird phone calls that get forwarded to my office.