The name is based on a children s story about a young python that is afraid to grow up. His fear is based on his incorrect assumptions about what he thinks happens to his kind as they mature.
Pythons are a yellowish green color when they are young and turn darker green as they mature.
As they mature the pythons naturally become more controlled and deliberate in their actions and movements. This is based on natural hunting techniques dictated by instinct and years of evolution. Verdi incorrectly assumes that the lethargic, more deliberate activities of the adults are caused by their skin color turning from the pretty yellow color that he likes to the darker green. Verdi also thinks that the skin color change is responsible for the adults no longer being willing to play with the young snakes. He tries all kinds of activities to prove he isn t losing his youth - including latching onto branches and launching himself high into the air.