Species guide

Snake plant

Toxic if eaten

Dracaena trifasciata

Snake plant

How to recognise it

Stiff, upright, sword-shaped leaves with green banding and often yellow edges. A tough, low-light houseplant (formerly Sansevieria).

Is it dangerous?

Hardy and popular, but it contains saponins that cause vomiting and drooling if chewed — toxic to cats and dogs.

What to do

Keep it away from pets.

Never decide what's safe to eat or touch from a photo or a web page. Identification here is for learning and curiosity only. For anything you might eat, handle or that could harm you or a pet, consult a qualified local expert — and seek medical or veterinary care if exposure has happened.

Recorded 3,260 times in the wild worldwide.

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