Rapid Connect Snare Assembly

A removable snare system for use with a drum, comprising:

• a snare assembly with a plurality of elongate snares extending substantially parallel to one another longitudinally between opposing ends, one end of the snares being attached to a first end plate with a substantially flat top surface and a bottom surface, an inner edge and an opposite outer edge, the end plate further defining a slot extending between the top and bottom surfaces;
• a first connector comprising a strap extending from an outer edge of a latch member, the strap being connectable to a side of a drum, the latch member including a flange slidably receivable within the slot of the end plate, wherein
• the slot includes a longitudinally forward surface and a longitudinally rearward surface, each slot surface extending obliquely downward relative to the flat top surface and being engaged by an opposite surface of the flange in a surface-to-surface engagement, thereby rigidly securing the latch member to the end plate when the flange is received within the slot, and
• the latch member includes a top level comprising a shoulder that extends laterally beyond the flange, the shoulder abutting the top surface of the end plate when the flange is received within the slot.