what is a group of snakes called
Tweet. A group of snakes is generally called a bed, den, pit or nest, but a group of rattlesnakes is referred to as a rhumba or rumba. It's not entirely clear why it is called a rhumba, but the word comes from a Cuban Spanish term, rumba, which originally meant party or carousel..ore collective nouns for animal groups 1  : A group of monkeys is often called a tribe or troop, but it can also be called a shrewdness of monkeys. 2  Groups of baboons specifically can be called a flange or congress of baboons, and groups of chimpanzees can be called a harem of chimpanzees.