A Rhumba of Rattle Snakes

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A rhumba is a lively, rhythmic dance, and borrowing that word for a group of rattlesnakes is one of the more playful choices in the collective noun world. Its exact origin isn’t documented, but it’s easy to imagine why it stuck: a den full of rattlesnakes, tails buzzing and bodies shifting against each other, has … Read more