devil's snare

Toxic climbing nightshade

Devil's snare is a plant of the nightshade family with large trumpet-shaped flowers and spiny seed pods, also called jimsonweed or thorn apple.

All parts are toxic and hallucinogenic.

In the Harry Potter series, Devil's Snare is a magical plant that ensnares victims with its tendrils, relaxing only when they stop struggling: The more you fight it, the faster it kills you.

Related

trap · vines · coiling · darkness · Sprout · mandrake · Chamber of Secrets · greenhouse · dark magic · tightening · struggle · fight or flight · relaxation · sunlight · deadly · creeping · suffocating · roots

Categories
Opposites
toxicity and danger

devil's snaremedicinal herbs

Plants with curative properties

healing plants · food crops · culinary herbs · edible plants · wheat

moral/spiritual symbolism

devil's snareangel's trumpet

Poisonous hanging flower shrub

holy basil · sacred lotus · tree of life · St. John's wort · sacred grove

ENTRAPMENT VS. FREEDOM (fictional/metaphorical)

devil's snareescape route

Planned exit path

safe haven · guiding light · lifeline · release · sanctuary

Family

devil, devils, devilish, devilry, deviltry, snare, snares, snared, snaring

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G