White Eeshwari Plant: Not Smell, But Sound Repels Snakes!

• Many believe plants like marigold, basil, and the white Eeshwari plant (Crotalaria verrucosa) repel snakes.
• Dr. Satish, a botanist from Vagdevi College, Warangal, explains the white Eeshwari plant's unique mechanism.
• The plant's dry pods make sounds in the wind, which snakes detect as vibrations through their internal ear.
• Snakes, lacking external ears, perceive these sounds as a presence and move away, not due to the plant's inherent magic.
• While roots are traditionally used for snake bites, scientific research is still needed to confirm the plant's full efficacy.