Did you know that, in some parts, snakes are called nope ropes? Like an eastern brown, I must have been living under a rock, as I've never heard that moniker.

I suspected it was an American term (Aussie variation: Joe Blake), but I received a firm "nope" from a reliable source with strong US ties (Scott Morrison).

I gather the term originates from an obscure internet tribe.

Anyway, nope ropes are up and about.

Be careful, as they could be operating under the name "danger noodle", another intriguing tag from the wild world wide web.

I think everyone is familiar with the Aussie bin chicken, the term for a resourceful white ibis that has swapped wild tucker for suburban garbage.

They are known also as tip turkeys and picnic pirates.

Some argue that seagulls own the latter title, but I'm told by another (vaguely reliable) source that they are the original "rats with wings". I thought that referred to pigeons?

Clearly it's controversial.

In the US, the raccoon is called a trash panda and, over the border (and unrelated to critters) there's the Canadian tuxedo, which is the fashionable pairing of jeans with a denim shirt and/or denim jacket (for more formal occasions).

Anyone who has ever stepped on a sea urchin would appreciate ouch pouch as an alternative tag for them.

I'd suggest also that those indignant eels that like latching onto human toes in Lake Macquarie be called salty nope ropes.

Top of my list of fun terms, though, is a bachelor's handbag. It's a fancy name for a hot chook in a bag (commonly found in Coles and Woolies).

But it's not just single blokes who are partial to a ready-roast chicken dinner.

I bought one just this week, so I'm calling it a bachelorette's handbag.

I know what you're thinking: that's a great name for a reality TV show in which a woman must choose between a few hot handbags for a dinner date. Her options would be limited to either regular, family size, free-range, or half a carcass.

OK, it's starting to sound like a standard dating app, so I'll have to work on it.

A regular visitor to the Northern Territory reminded me of another cracking term: the NT seven-course meal (a pie and a six-pack).

If you know of other top tags, let me know.

However, if you are thinking of sending me a list of racist or sexist terms, don't.

Nobody's got time for that, except deeply dull types.

Like a bin chicken, keep those rancid morsels to yourself.

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