Contest: Name the Ranch Black-neckeds

[guidofatherof5]

Here's the contest. Name my pair of Black-necked garters. The small one is the male(3rd photo,left) and the larger(4th photo, right) is the female.
You must enter a pair of names at the same time. One entry per member.
One entry will chosen as the winner. The winner will be decided by my oldest daughter Emmy.
The winner will win an oil painted portrait of one of their snakes. The winner will supply me the photo and I will have it painted.
I have commissioned one of my former students to do the work. A sample of his work will be posted in this thread.
The contest will end on May 31st at 6pm (central time) and a winner will be chosen soon after.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//628/medium/beautiful_lucky1.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/art.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/bn11.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/bn.jpg

[zooplan]

Black necks remind me to dirty robbers, so my suggestion is:

Ronia and Birk

Ronia the Robber's Daughter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronia_the_Robber%27s_Daughter)

[Calift]

Orion and Cassiopeia

:)

[Didymus20X6]

Joker and Harley.

[ConcinusMan]

I assume they're a M F pair?

If that's the case...

Bonnie and Clyde :D

[guidofatherof5]

Yes, as stated in the first post;)

[RdubSnider]

What a beautiful couple.

Romeo n Juliet

[ConcinusMan]

Yes, as stated in the first post;)

Oh. Duh.:rolleyes:

[PINJOHN]

Anthony and Cleopatra, which give you the opportunity to shorten them both if so desired. tony, Cleo ;)

[Sonya610]

Adam and Eve.

[brain]

:rolleyes: **** and Jane

See Jane run.
See **** chase Jane.
See **** catch Jane. :eek:
Oh no **** what are you doing?
Oh no **** don't steal Janes worm. :(

So that didn't work :( its a boys name??

[guidofatherof5]

Short for Robert :D

[brain]

:D:D

ya

[mustang]

if one guess then
Calvin & Suzie!!!!
if 2 males then calvin and hobbes :)

[guidofatherof5]

if one guess then
Calvin & Suzie!!!!
if 2 males then calvin and hobbes :)

No chance it's 2 males so I'll put you down for

Calvin & Suzie

[Mommy2many]

Bogey and Bacall
From one of my favorite films, Key Largo

[Didymus20X6]

:rolleyes: **** and Jane

See Jane run.
See **** chase Jane.
See **** catch Jane. :eek:
Oh no **** what are you doing?
Oh no **** don't steal Janes worm. :(

So that didn't work :( its a boys name??

"Are you implying that Jayne is a girl's name?!"

http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/jayne-cobb.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Just wanted to bump this up.
Thanks to all who have entered the contest so far.

[kibakiba]

Keyonix for the female. (pronounced kahy-oh-nix)
Asezpures for the male. (pronounced as-es-pur-es)

Don't know where I came up with them, they were the first things to come to mind. :D

[Spankenstyne]

Edward III and Philippa


Edward III founded the "Order of the Garter" & Philippa was his wife, the first of the "Ladies of the Garter". The Order of the Garter is the oldest and highest order of chivalry in the British Honours system.
Order of the Garter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter)

[drache]

since I'm not expecting new snakes soon, and Mikhaila immediately named the new arrivals, I'll give you these names I've been saving for some very special snakes : Kitten and Pup

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Kelso and Jackie off of That's 70's show.

[Plissken]

Odysseus and Penelope

[Reptar!]

Homer and Marge :D

[guidofatherof5]

I thought I would post a list of the contest names so far:

zooplan- Ronia/Birk
Calift- Orion/Cassiopeia
Didymus20X6- Joker/Harley
ConcinnusMan- Bonnie/Clyde
RdubSnider- Romeo/Juliet
PinJohn- Anthony/Cleopatra
Sonya610- Adam/Eve
Brain- (short for Robert)/Jane
Mustang- Calvin/Suzie
Mommy2many- Bogey/Bacall
Bluesirtalis- Odyssesus/Penelope
Reptar- Homer/Marge

[guidofatherof5]

Sorry, I made an error in the above list.

Bluesirtalis- Kelso/Jackie
Plissken- Odyssesus/Penelope

Let's add

Jeff B.- William/Kate

[Jeff B]

William and Kate

Those garters look like royalty to me Steve.

[Spankenstyne]

Psst..... Steve you might have missed the last post on the previous page

[guidofatherof5]

You are right Chris.
I apologize and will remedy the situation in my records.;)

[Didymus20X6]

Edward III and Philippa


Edward III founded the "Order of the Garter" & Philippa was his wife, the first of the "Ladies of the Garter". The Order of the Garter is the oldest and highest order of chivalry in the British Honours system.
Order of the Garter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter)

HA HA! That's awesome!

[count dewclaw]

:rolleyes: **** and Jane

See Jane run.
See **** chase Jane.
See **** catch Jane. :eek:
Oh no **** what are you doing?
Oh no **** don't steal Janes worm. :(

So that didn't work :( its a boys name??

Isn't it short for "Richard", not "Robert"?

[guidofatherof5]

You are right. Not sure what I was thinking about, duh.

[guidofatherof5]

Here's the contest. Name my pair of Black-necked garters. The small one is the male(3rd photo,left) and the larger(4th photo, right) is the female.
You must enter a pair of names at the same time. One entry per member.
One entry will chosen as the winner. The winner will be decided by my oldest daughter Emmy.
The winner will win an oil painted portrait of one of their snakes. The winner will supply me the photo and I will have it painted.
I have commissioned one of my former students to do the work. A sample of his work will be posted in this thread.
The contest will end on May 31st at 6pm (central time) and a winner will be chosen soon after.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//628/medium/beautiful_lucky1.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/art.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/bn11.jpghttp://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/bn.jpg


With just under 27 hours left to the contest I thought I would bump this up one last time.

[masterpastor]

Priscilla and Acquilla.

[mustang]

spots and stripe

[Enneirda.]

Maverick and Lark.

[guidofatherof5]

if one guess then
Calvin & Suzie!!!!
if 2 males then calvin and hobbes :)


spots and stripe

Rules of the contest only allow one entry per person.
I have you down for
Calvin & Suzie, which is your original entry.;)

[guidofatherof5]

At this time we have 19 entries in the contest.
Just under 3 hours to get your entry in before the contest ends.
Great turnout. Thank you all.:)

[guidofatherof5]

Well, Emmy has made her choice.
The winner is.

William & Kate. That means Jeff B. is our winner.
All I need from you Jeff is the photo you want painted.
Email it to me at guidofatherof5@cox.net (guidofatherof5@cox.net)

I would like to thank everyone for entering the contest.
You are all WINNERS to me.

[Jeff B]

Sweeeeeeeeeet. Can't wait to get the painting to put in my snake room, that is totally awesome, nobody appreciates artwork more than my wife and I. Thanks so much Steve and Emmy. I actually have to give credit to my wife, she's the one that came up with the names as she definately follows the royalty more than me, I'm more the forest dwelling Robin Hood type, he he
Now what snake should I have painted hmmmm first to mind is the late great Ruby or my current favorite red-sided named Lime, I will have to think on it a bit.
Thanks again Steve and Emmy and thanks to the artist as well.

[PINJOHN]

well done jeff:)

[drache]

congrats, Jeff

[Didymus20X6]

http://i51.tinypic.com/34qn5zl.png

[ConcinusMan]

What an awesome prize too. How much would it cost if we want to pay for a snake portrait?

[kibakiba]

I would also want to know... I might have to save up a ton of money to get portraits of all my snakes. ;)
It would be a nice thing to have, if any of them were ever to pass away.

[guidofatherof5]

Good question. I was going to ask him about that since I think there may be an interest.
I will let you know what he says.

[kibakiba]

Well I'm excited to hear the answer. The portrait you have shown is perfect.

[guidofatherof5]

Just got off the phone with Andy.
He is very interested in doing snake portraits but is involved in another project at this time.
He will contact me over the next few weeks and let me know about canvas sizes and prices.
If you are interested in him doing a portrait please send me a PM and I will be sure to send you a message about the prices.