​8 plants that can attract snakes, insects to your garden

Bee Balm (Monarda didyma): These brightly colored flowering plants are a magnet for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia): The fragrant blooms of lavender attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, while also repelling some unwanted insects like mosquitoes.

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium): These flat-topped clusters of tiny flowers provide pollen and nectar for a variety of beneficial insects, including ladybugs, lacewings, and butterflies.

Dill (Anethum graveolens): Not only is dill a useful herb, but its delicate yellow flowers attract beneficial insects like hoverflies, parasitic wasps, and bees.

Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus): These cheerful giants attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators with their bright yellow faces and abundance of pollen.

Dense groundcovers: Plants like English Ivy or Creeping Phlox can create a cool, damp environment that snakes find appealing for hiding.

Berry bushes: Raspberry and blackberry bushes can attract small animals and birds that snakes prey on. The dense foliage can also provide hiding spots for snakes.

Tall grasses: Tall ornamental grasses or overgrown natural grasses can provide snakes with cover and hunting grounds for rodents and insects.

This information is not DNA's opinion but obtained from media reports