Common garter snakes are infected by a parasitic nematode that lives in the tissues of their tail. Snakes with this condition often have shortened or stubby tails. The nematodes live part of their lifecycle in small aquatic crustaceans and in amphibian larvae. The snakes are infected when they eat the amphibian larvae.
Vanora's language of origin is Welsh. The meaning of Vanora is 'white wave'. Variant forms of Vanora include the names Vannora, Vanorah, Vanorea, Vanoree, Vanorey, Vanori, Vanoria, Vanorie, Vanory, and Vanorya. Vanora is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.
Sandra is a female name, which is often used as a short form for Alexandra or Cassandra. Alexandra is a feminine form of the male name Alexander, which is a romanization of the Greek name ÎÎ»Î­Î¾Î±Î½Î´ÏÎ¿Ï (Alexandros). It is generally interpreted to mean protector of man or defender of man. The name Cassandra is also from the Greek (Greek: ÎÎ±ÏÏÎ¬Î½Î´ÏÎ±: she who entangles men).