Snakeroot may refer to different plant taxa that have been used as a folk remedy against snakebites:Ageratina – a genus with species native to the warm and temperate Americas Certain plants in the temperate Northern Hemisphere genus Eupatorium Aristolochia serpentaria – Virginia snakeroot Asarum canadense – Canadian snakeroot Bistorta officinalis – snakeroot Eryngium cuneifolium – Snakeroot Plantago major – Snakeroot Polygala senega – Seneca snakeroot Rauvolfia serpentina – Indian snakeroot