It was my childhood fanatasy to keep a snake as a pet and name it Tommy. I was always thrilled to think how people will respond when I will take Tommy the snake for an evening walk.
Today it suddenly struck me what would have called it if I had an elephant as a pet.
Here are some names that I will call my pets if I keep them someday.
- Snake Tommy
- Dog Kutte
- Elephant Amit Kumar Singh or Anjani Kumar
- Skunk Axe
- Rat Jumbo
- Deer Achar
I am running out of names now.
We had a dog whose name was ‘Tina Von Fienberg’. It was on her birth certificate.
I hate pets, except snakes.

