In this episode, M. R. Hari tries to remove the common fear that setting up a Miyawaki forest is like extending an invitation to snakes. He explains the vast difference between the wild growth in abandoned plots and the meagre undergrowth of forests in order to emphasize that Miyawaki forests, if properly put up and maintained, carry no such threats. The many forests around his own house at Puliyarakonam are enough to prove that if the area surrounding the Miyawaki forest as well as the pathways in it are kept litter-free, there is no chance of snakes appearing at all.
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