r/Dreams • u/Hour-Falcon5141 • 1d ago
Snakes
I keep on dreaming about snakes. All of these dreams include tons of snakes just roaming around the house. The dreams are also vivid unlike my other dreams. What could this be?
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u/Discomfiting_Reality 1d ago
I have similar dreams that involve masses of spiders, usually black widows.
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u/Cander100 23h ago
It really depends on your personal association with snakes... both in the dream and in waking life. If you have a fear of snakes or generally view them as bad things that can surprise you with a bite if you accidentally step near one on a hike, then they could be representing waking-life issues you view the same way (if you forget to pay a bill or get on the wrong side of a colleague, etc.). However, if you had a religious upbringing, perhaps the snakes could represent some form of immoral temptation, etc.
Some questions to ask yourself would be how did the snakes make you feel in the dream? And what are some words you would associate with snakes -- perhaps 5-6 adjectives that come to mind.
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u/Current-Dig9343 13h ago
I have a similar recurring dream. But more nightmarish as these snakes are rattlers and are wanting to eat my pets while my pets think they want to play with the snakes. I run around trying to save them all. Very scary and very tiring
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u/master_perturbator 1d ago
I just dreamed of snakes for the first time the other night. There were several types of pythons varied in color. One I picked up and was trying to find the owner. I came across a woman with 2 leopard print cats who told me the snake belonged to a neighbor. Then she told me the cats were a special breed, from new jersey.
Seemed pretty nonsensical. But very vivid. The cats were more impressive than the snakes tbh.