Old people in rural areas often say that it is poisonous snakes who like to sweep graves. Is it true?/You don't say.

Old people in rural areas often say that the graves are infested with poisonous snakes. Although this is true, it still makes sense. Ancestral graves are places that rural people have attached great importance to for generations. Never disrespect the ancestral graves, and future generations will not move easily. Thus, the ancestral graves have become a paradise for some small animals, including snakes. Is it good or bad? What do rural people say? Why are they poisonous snakes? Let's discuss:

Why are they poisonous snakes? Let's answer the main question first. There are snakes in the ancestral graves, mostly poisonous snakes. In fact, it is very reasonable, mainly in the following aspects:

The ancestral graves are rarely disturbed and the environment is quiet. Habitat is particularly important for snakes. Snakes like to be quiet, especially when they are most likely to hibernate. However, the ancestral grave is the best quiet hiding place for snakes, because no one enters at night and few people stay during the day.

② There is much food around the ancestral graves. Few people set foot in rural cemeteries, and weeds are overgrown. Many cemeteries may be around cultivated land. Like here, it is common to have paddy fields next to the cemetery. With shelter and food, it has become a favorite place for frogs and mice. There were many mice and frogs, and the snake had enough food and went into the cemetery. There is a saying that "there is a mouse in it, and the snake ate the mouse and occupied the mouse's hole."

③ Why are most of them poisonous snakes? Not all non-venomous snakes have the same anti-venom ability and winding ability as Wang Jin snake. Most non-poisonous snakes will fall off when they compete with poisonous snakes for their nests. As a good snake habitat in rural areas, the cemetery is naturally occupied by poisonous snakes.

Is it good or bad to have snakes in ancestral graves? From the point of view of ancestral graves maintenance, it is better to have snakes naturally than not to have them at all. If there are too many mice, they will make holes. Without snakes, the ancestral graves may collapse because of rats digging holes. If there is a snake, the mouse will not dare to make a hole.

Judging from the meaning of the old saying of rural people, having a snake is like a swallow entering the house, which is a good sign. Snakes are known as "live earthworms" in rural areas. Basically, the villagers will not take the initiative to hurt the snakes seen on the graves.

Although there is no basis for the view of "live earthworm", it still plays a positive role in alleviating the problem of decreasing the number of snakes in rural areas.

There is a folklore about snakes and cemeteries: Fang Xiaoru of the Ming Dynasty, a bachelor of Hanlin, was the most learned among scholars and was highly valued by the emperor. This Fang Xiaoru's father (Fang Fu for short) chose a cemetery, which is said to be a treasure. The night before the start of construction, an old man with red hair had a dream for Fang Fu, begging him to postpone the construction for three days until the descendants of the old man with red hair left.

The father has already chosen a good day and can't postpone it with dreams. So he broke the ground the next day and found a nest of red snake cubs in the process. His father ordered it to be set on fire. That night, the red-haired old man came back to his dream, and his grief-stricken father whispered, "I beg you to give me three days' grace, but if you don't promise, forget it, even if it sets fire to my 800 descendants." This is revenge in the future. "

Later, Fang Xiaoru, the son of Fang's father, was admitted to the Hanlin Bachelor's degree. Later, he met Judy, the prince of Yan, who vowed to "Jingnan" and sent troops south to the capital. Hui Di dynasty, have it both ways, civil and military officials, have dequeued. Only Fang Xiaoru vowed not to surrender. When Judy asked him to draft an imperial edict, he flatly refused. Fang Xiaoru, unyielding and lonely, was punished by ten families.