Today's connections is EVIL!
Too many red herrings!
Yes, I think it should be illegal to include that many words that could perfectly well fit into different categories. For example, it's fine to not have MOCCASIN fit into a snake category because that's only part of the name. But if PYTHON, BOA, COBRA and RUBY are all snakes, they should be able to go together. Just because it's not the particular grouping they were thinking of shouldn't be a disqualifier.
Or maybe I'm just rationalizing.

Connections
Puzzle #250
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Wordle 972 4/6
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