In faraway villages, people have always dealt with snakes, and these love-hate creatures can be both beneficial and harmful. Snakes can help control rat populations, but they can also bite humans, so snake catchers have become a highly respected profession that has passed down the experience of catching snakes from generation to generation.
Snakes, they are not only mysterious creatures, but also beings full of stories. The snake catcher told us that there is a special plant in the wild, a seven-leaf flower, and once found, we must stay away because there must be poisonous snakes lurking nearby. These heirs of the older generation know that the seven-leaf flower has a special attraction to snakes, but at the same time, it can also be snake venom.
Seven leaves and a flower, its name has been praised in the countryside for thousands of years. This plant prefers to grow in damp and shady areas under mountain slopes and deep in the jungle, and is found throughout most parts of the country, but in recent years the wild horse chestnut has become scarce because it has been over-harvested and is now listed as a national second-class protected plant.
However, the most striking identity of the seven-leaf flower is its ** effect on snake venom. In the countryside, there is a saying that has been passed down through the ages: "Seven leaves and a flower, the deep mountains are my home, carbuncle if you encounter this, once you pinch it." This sentence is enough to prove its importance in snakebites.
Snakes are animals with very poor eyesight, and they mainly rely on smell and temperature changes to hunt. The seven-leaf flower seems to give off a scent that snakes like, so snakes are usually seen near it. This is not nonsense, but wisdom that has been summed up through generations of experience.
Not all plants in the world are snake-friendly, though. One example is the wild cassia plant, the presence of which will keep snakes away. Wild cassia grows around swamps or near broadleaf plants, they are great ornamental plants, but more importantly, they are able to keep snakes out of their homes.
Cassia Wild seems to be able to emit a special smell that is harmless to humans but has a deterrent effect on snakes. This plant seems to have been created by nature specifically to restrain snakes and keep the creatures that live around them from snakes.
In addition, there is a plant called snake gall grass, which you know by the name that it has a powerful effect on snakes. Although it is an herbaceous plant, the Buddha caraphyl contained in snake gallbladder grass is highly poisonous to snakes. If a snake comes into contact with snake gall grass, it can be poisoned and die, which is also effective for some other animals such as rats and birds.
In rural areas, people also rely on geese, cats and dogs to repel snakes. Big geese, these huge birds, have thick plumage and a strong nature. They have a jagged bulge in their mouths that they swallow without hesitation once they encounter a snake, so geese are considered to be the nemesis of snakes.
Cats, on the other hand, are known for their agile bodies and quick reflexes, and they are able to deal with snakes that are not too large and use a variety of strikes when encountered. Dogs, although not as agile as cats, will shake off after biting the snake, causing significant damage to the snake and making the snake lose its ability to resist. Dogs also draw attention by barking, thus preventing harm from snakes.
In this rural world, people live in harmony with snakes, relying on rich experience and a variety of plants and animals to protect their homes. Whether it is the best way of seven leaves and one flower, the smell deterrence of wild cassia, or the toxic balance of snake gall grass, it all shows the inheritance of rural wisdom. This ancient culture reveals the secrets of living in harmony with nature and teaches us to respect and protect parts of this ecosystem.