[kul_]

awful name!

[eksith]

I think the sentiment was "hard to kill" and/or become extinct due to its resiliency. But I agree, they should have picked something else.

[vram22]

Good point about the likely reason.

Hydra could have been another good choice :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra

See first entry at above Wikipedia page, about the many-header serpent.

[disputin]

I think the name's great. A refreshing change from all the synthetic cutesy crap. Bubblegumlydb?