The Chinese New Year kicks off the Year of the Snake Jan. 29. The perfect plant for the occasion? Easy-care snake plant ...

Because saponins become unsafe at a larger quantity, a small one-off bite of a snake plant is unlikely to cause serious harm ...

This is assuming that snake plants start as small pups. As with all plants, care has a big impact on the plant’s growth rate. The better care you provide your snake plant, the faster it will grow.