What’s In A Name? The Reason These Bands Were Named After Animals

Whitesnake Was Named After A Snake

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Following David Coverdale’s departure from Deep Purple, he was looking for his next big thing.

The frontman came up with the name after he owned a white albino ball python snake. The other story was that Coverdale named the band after male genitalia, but having a snake as a pet seems more legit.