Dreaming of Snakes
snake, python · mostly negative, with a happy outcome if you kill it
Snakes chiefly signal an enemy, slander and quarrels, though killing one promises victory.
What happens in the dream
- You kill a snake: victory over enemies and success in love and work, the happy sign
- You handle snakes: you will outwit the opposition
- Small snakes: friendly guests who will run you down in secret
- If you are engaged or in a relationship: make sure your partner is sincere
- You see snakes: an enemy, slander, quarrels, even serious danger
- A snake bites you: you will give in to bad influences and your business will suffer
- You walk over snakes: constant fear of illness, and someone trying to take your place
- A snake coils around you: you will be at the mercy of enemies
- A small snake grows as it chases you, then vanishes: imagined troubles will swell, then settle if you face your duties
How you felt
- Distrust: the dream often reflects a sense that someone around you isn't genuine
- Fear: it can also mirror an anxiety that grows the more you avoid it
Ask yourself
- Whom do I distrust without saying so?
- Which fear is growing because I avoid it?
See also Serpent · Reptile · Viper · Lizard · Enemy
Source: F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901); A. H. Noe, The Witches' Dream Book (1885). Also searched as: python.