{"id":14035,"date":"2022-06-22T23:09:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T23:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecofamilylife.com\/?p=14035"},"modified":"2022-06-22T23:11:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T23:11:25","slug":"do-banana-trees-attract-snakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecofamilylife.com\/garden\/do-banana-trees-attract-snakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Banana Trees Attract Snakes? | Plus 4 Tips to Keep Them Away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Banana trees can attract snakes as they drop lots of leaf litter on the ground and make a great hiding space. Banana trees are also a great home for mice and rats, pray that snakes love to eat. Banana plants provide shelter and food for snakes so they can be very attractive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is not the banana tree<\/a> itself that the snakes are attracted to but the shelter it provides. They can also feed on the small creatures living in and around the banana plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To keep snakes away from your banana plant it is essential to keep the area around the plant clean. This means pruning it often, removing old<\/a> leaves and keeping the area around the base of the tree clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n