Snake bites cause major death and morbidity all across the world, including India. Despite the fact that there are numerous snake species, only a handful of them are potentially harmful to people. Snake antivenom is the only treatment choice for snake bite therapy, although it has several limitations in clinical practise, such as species specificity, difficulties in availability, price, and appropriate storage conditions. The medicinal plants, which are locally available and frequently employed by traditional healers, require special consideration in this regard. A large range of botanicals and active principles have been studied for their pharmacological qualities in the treatment of snake bites. However, other unknown plants that are reported to have a significant part in this issue must be investigated further. Antiserum, on the other hand, does not give adequate protection against venom-induced haemorrhage, necrosis, and nephrotoxicity, and it frequently causes hypersensitivity responses. India has a long history of medicinal plant use. Many Indian medicinal herbs, particularly in rural regions, are described in literature as being used to heal snakebite victims. Only a few species, however, have been professionally researched, and even fewer have had their active components extracted and structurally and functionally defined.