Snake Dream Meaning

What does it mean when you dream about snakes? In many ancient dream dictionaries, the snake represents discontentment and also the importance of healing. The snake may evoke respect and fear among those who see it. Dream of the snake means spiritual awakening and transformation or transition in life.

General Meaning Dreams About Snakes

In real life, people are often afraid of snakes, and it reflects why snakes in a dream are not good signs.  Having dreams about snakes may reflect your fears in life or even potential danger. If you see many snakes in your dream, this means that some people are ganging together, and they are trying to create trouble situations for you.

Snake’s ability to shed it’s skin, in many traditions, associate the reptiles with upward growth, rebirth, and transformation. Snakes are a common archetype and often present in the dreams and typically represent dirty, low, or toxic behavior. But on the other hand, snakes in dreams represent health and healing.

Psychologists associate the snake in a dream as a connection to our sexuality. Snakes are how we interpret intimacy and bonding with our partners.

Snakes in a dream is a state of healing. If we look at some of the ancient statues of snakes around the world, we see the snake as a symbol of rebirth. The snake represents the circle of life.

People with severe illness may often see the dream about snakes. If you suffer from unusual pain, maybe this is the right time to visit your doctor, especially if you were dreaming about snakes for the last few nights.

Snake is a rich symbol and which is associated with our dreams. In our dreams we could see the following:

• friendly snake
• snake biting you
• you are frightened when you see a snake
• other people are frightened of seeing a snake
• You killed a snake
• a snake with many patterns or colors

The dream has a positive meaning, when:

• snake is not trying to chase you
• snake is running away from you
• snake is peacefully resting and you admire it’s beauty
• you are killing a snake and feel proud about it

Spiritual Meaning of Snakes in Dreams

The snake as a spirit animal can guide life changes and transitions, whether they are happening at the physical, emotional, or spiritual level. In ancient traditions as well as modern times, snakes are symbols of healing powers and opportunities. In Greek mythology, the god of medicine is featured with two snakes climbing up the rod.

Snakes appear in your dreams when you are stepping into the unknown and need support to move forward. This animal is typically close to the ground and can remind you of staying grounded when you are moving through the changes in life.

Biblical Meaning of Snakes in Dreams

There appears to be little universal meaning, the symbol of the snake in a dream. The Christian religion defines the snake Satan in disguise. It can mean that a Devil surrounds you in your life, and you do not know about it.

Equally, in Judaism, the snake is also considered evil. In the Garden of Eden, a serpent tricked Adam and Eve into eating fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, making them mortal. In some interpretations, the serpent in the garden represents sexual desire and the fall of man from purity, while in others, a snake can be seen as a carrier of wisdom.

Snakes Dream Interpretations in Other Traditions

A dream about a snake, then, can mean many things according to the Christian and Jewish traditions. Most likely, the snake represents deception, either your own or someone else’s. Dreams about snakes can also be about sexual desire, particularly a desire you may be ashamed of or feel is wrong.

In Egypt, the snake is representative of positive and negative energy cosmic energy. To see two snakes twisting in a dream is associated with healing. If we look at the symbolic meaning the two snakes twisting is similar to the Roman staff of Mercury that creates a healing symbol – used by doctors throughout the world.

In the Hindus tradition, the snake represents a force of life known as the kundalini which lays at the base of the human spine. In this tradition, the snake energy provides mental illness or spiritual development.

The occult meaning of the snake is the Greek goddess Hecate and Artemis carry snakes. This represents female power in life.

Many old dream dictionaries foretell that snake symbol is associated with deceit. In the Indian tradition, typically, the Badaga dreaming of snakes represents a new threat in the home.

In Mexico, the snake dream is connected to quarrels, feeling trapped, wealth, and also money. The snake dream is also connected to shamanic power and a sign that the dreamer is strong.

Snake Dream Meaning While Pregnant

During a period of your pregnancy, seeing a snake can be horrifying. Seeing a snake in your dream while pregnant can be a warning about potential events that can affect your pregnancy positively or negatively. It can be either a good or a bad sign.

If you have positive feelings during your dream, then the snake represents an opportunity to find who you are, perhaps new ideas about your future life as a mother.

If you are experiencing negative feelings in the dream, this can represent that you are restricting yourself from some actions and emotions. Pregnant women are very cautious and worried and put too many restrictions on their lives; you should give yourself the time to feel relaxed and spoiled.

An indigo snake leaves a lasting impression

Padgett Powell

Black Snake Dream Meaning

Dreaming of a black snake may indicate that something dark lurking in your life. Probably you are subconsciously dealing with depression and sadness, that you experience this in your real life but do not realize this.

Perhaps there is some emotional distress that you are still dealing with subconsciously (maybe you haven’t gotten over an ex, or you are harboring feelings of guilt and regret). Seeing a black snake is a usual sign of a bad relationship or energy in your life, but it could also be a financial warning. Be cautious of your finances and the people around you.

White Snake Dream Meaning

White color is a positive color and relates to positive things like purity, faith, eternity.

Seeing a white snake in the dream can be an indication that your positive emotions are being affected by negative forces. Of course, you need to interrupt their influence on your life. To do so, you will need to identify the source of these negative forces, identify who is from people around you, could be a source of the negativity, and then you stop your relationship with him.

A white snake in the dream can also be a sign of transformation. That something new is coming up in your life; you are transforming into your higher state. You will become wiser, calmer, and more positive.

Snakes of Other Colours in Dreams

Dreaming about a yellow snake represents positive feelings like hope, optimism, clarity, but on the other hand, it also represents cowardice and deceit. Seeing a Yellow Snake in your dream can symbolize hope, whatever you were trying to do can still be done.

Dreaming about a big yellow snake, it is a sign that somebody you trust is betraying you. It can also mean, that whatever you are doing involves high risk and so you must take your actions very carefully.

Dreaming about a brown snake represents the earth and its elements ( wood, soil, stones). It represents things of warning nature like security, healing, honesty, and many others. Generally, dreams of the brown snake represent that your situation is going to improve soon. It is a sign that you will experience a new start to live.

Green snakes in the dream signifies that you will grow in your future, your health will improve or you will start a new life journey. Green snake in the dream can point to a new beginning in some aspects of your life.

Red snake in the dream symbolizes a hidden danger, threatening situation, or future happiness in your waking life. A red color snake can also depict love and romance in your waking life. If the Snake was trying to crawl on your body and trying to bite you, then this can also be a sign of your sexual desires.

Dreams of Snakes Chasing You

If you dream about a snake chasing you symbolize a person, fact, situation or feeling that you want to avoid in waking life. If your child is getting this dream, it can represent that he is bullied at school or it can describe some person that he is trying to avoid in life.

Sometimes we do not want to accept the truth or the fact that we are not ready to accept. And we can get the dreams of a snake chasing you, like that truth that is chasing you and wanting you to accept it.

Dreaming about a snake chasing you may represent a responsibility or work that you are avoiding in real life. And it is a sign that you cannot run away from your responsibilities and now it is the best time to fulfill your tasks.

Friendly Snake Dream Meaning

Friendly snakes in the dream symbolize your ability to solve problems and analyze complicated situations. Also, a snake is a symbol of male sexual energy and wisdom. For a young woman, a snake often symbolizes her fear of sex, losing their virginity or getting pregnant.

If you dream about a friendly snake, this indicates that you are likely to face some obstacles in the near future, but you will have enough energy and strength to overcome them and keep going.

Dreams About Poisonous Snake

If you dream of a poisonous snake in your dream, this reflects your feelings of the tricky problem, severe losses, or total failure. Probably, you have people around you that cannot be trusted. A poisonous snake may also represent a person with a lousy influence that you do not like.

Snake Bite Dream Meaning

If a snake bites you in a dream, this reflects your fear of losing control, the power of your integrity. However, if in your dream you have been bitten by a snake and you do not feel pain, this means that you may gain great wealth in the future.

If you dream of snakes that attack you in a dream and you are able to escape from the snake, this indicates your powerful growth. This dream of snake suggests that you may be in relationships that you are likely to grow. Everything in life has it’s beginning and it’s ending. 

Snake Bites Left or Right Hand

If a snake bites your left hand in the dream, this reveals your sense of not receiving recognition and attention you deserve. Or it can be a warning sign, that something important needs your attention and solution in life. Maybe you are delaying an important decision to make.

If a snake bites your right hand, this dream represents your control over your personal affairs. This dream may indicate that you may fear a loss of control over your emotions. Probably you are facing internal conflicts, that stop you from doing the correct actions in life.

Every great story seems to begin with a snake

Nicholas Cage

Dreaming about a Snake Biting Your Loved Ones

If a snake attacks a loved one in a dream, then that person could be the one dealing with a health or emotional issue. Your subconscious mind tells you that you should let your beloved one knows that you worry for him and make him aware of the health problems.

If you believe that your dream about biting snake has nothing to do with health, then you should ask yourself, maybe you are acting like a snake towards your friend or relative? Have you been spewing venomous words at this person? Perhaps you should reconsider the way you behave and express yourself, and it will improve your relationship.

Dreams of Stepping on the Snake

Dreaming walking barefoot and step on the snake is an uncommon dream. This dream may represent that you feel fragile in real life and afraid to hear opinions and advice from other people about your actions.

Killing a Snake in a Dream

What does it mean to kill a snake in a dream? If you killed a snake or snakes in a dream, it predicts that you may successfully avoid danger in your life. You may also break your relationship with a person who is doing more harm to you than good. Also, a dream about killing a snake could be a sign related to your sexual desires in life.

If you feel very positive after killing a snake in the dream, this means that you will celebrate triumph over your enemies. If you are in a romantic relationship, killing a snake in a dream represents future marriage, and it will be a happy union of two loving people.

What Does a Dead Snake Mean in a Dream?

Dreaming of snakes often is a symbol of transformation. If we look broader at snake dream meaning, the general interpretation is that the snake is associated with our ability to handle life difficulties.

There is a positive side if you see a dead snake in a dream; it represents that it is time to let go of the past and allow the new energy to enter your life.

Freud and Jung Snake Dream Interpretation

Famous psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung have their vision of interpreting dreams about snakes. Freud saw dreams as an expression of personal unconscious sexual desire, Jung understood dreams as a way of tapping into a collective unconscious based on shared archetypes and cultural symbols.

Freud sees a dream about snakes and asks the dreamer what their personal experience of snakes has been, particularly during childhood. Were they scared of snakes, or did they have a negative experience with snakes in real life? So the childhood experience influences a lot the general meaning of the snake dream.

Another interpretation, according to Freud, the snake symbolizes a penis. So snake dream meaning is in some way connected to the sexual feelings or sexual relationships in your waking life.

Carl Jung believed that dreams about snakes personify a threatening aspect of the conflict between conscious mind and instincts. Many dreams about snakes are your unconscious mind’s response to events in your past and present. Any traumatic events in your life may be represented in your dreams as snakes. Try to process your past traumas by visiting a psychologist and resolve your inner conflicts.

Cobra and Anaconda Dream Meaning

If you had a dream about cobra slithering past, it foretells a peaceful and serene life.

Another snake, that appears often is the dream is an anaconda. Anaconda in the dream is often a sign of pressure and stress in real life, but there are also other interpretations if you see an anaconda in the dream.

What do Recurring Snake Dreams Mean?

A recurring snake dream represents that the animal is trying to deliver some information to you, but you don’t understand what it is. To stop the dream from recurring, you should try to understand what the serpent is trying to say. Try to communicate with the animal in the dream or observe what it does, so maybe it will give you a clue what the animal is trying to tell you.

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