apprenticegnome
Active Member
I am not that versed in what I assume are Latin names for snakes and lizards and after reading replies to some posts over the last few years I felt it would be a good question. Why do some people tend to use Latin names when replying to posts that have been using common names, eg: rattling off 8 to 10 names that are complex to the novice when using common names really would have sufficed? Is there a need to do so or are some of these trying to impress others with their knowledge? I have read some herping posts were people will talk about monitors, geckos, jungles, carpets etc and out of the blue someone posts a barrage of Latin names they have seen. I then leave the post because I'm absolutely out of my element and lost. I then wonder how the other novices and newbies to the hobby go when they encounter the same. I'm not having a go at anyone but am curious to the necessity in some posts? No flaming required, just opinions.