A dear friend from my childhood recently informed that he just crossed off his bucket list an item that brought back a lot of memories from our teenage years. Nearly thirty years ago on the way home from an Alice Cooper concert in Cincinnati, he told me that he one day wanted to have a pet snake like the boa constrictor that had just shared the stage with our favorite rock star.
My friend now three decades later had sent me a photo of the serpent he planned to purchase, and he told me that he was going to name it Angel in honor of the snake Alice used in his shows. I replied that, even though it was indeed the name given to Cooper's pet back then, I thought Angel was a disappointing moniker for a snake.
Instead, I suggested that he choose a better name, while at the same time still pay homage to Alice Cooper. Here are the list of eight potential names for a snake, all which have some connection to the man who was born Vince Furnier before his rock and roll career took off.
Cold Ethyl
Assuming the slithering pet is female, the title of this track from Welcome To My Nightmare would be a perfect name for a snake.
Killer
Cooper's third album is called Killer , and its cover features only a snake.
Black Widow
Vincent Price made a five minute narrative praising this insect as an intro to the song, and snakes are at least as scary as this bug.
Mr. Nice Guy
One of Cooper's most enduring hits, a smash from the Billion Dollar Babies album, could serve as a satirical name for a pet snake.
Nightmare
This word would certainly come to mind to any visitor who might happen to encounter my friend's new pet, though it might not be a welcomed sight.
Desperado
One of Cooper's early minor hits, this title from the Killers record applies to a pet that most people will not accept.
Dwight Frye
A character from Love It To Death , Frye offers a portrait of a deranged, dangerous man who has the child-like charm of a snake.
Neethgie
Cooper first gained fame for the hit "Eighteen" from Love It To Death in 1972, back when my friend and I were close to that age. A number being an awkward name for a snake, and now closer to that number reversed, I recommend calling the snake that number spelled backward.