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Dreaming about Being Bitten by a Snake
Dreaming of being bitten by a snake is one of the most common and striking snake dreams. While the dreamer is likely to wake up scared or confused about the meaning of such a dream, a general interpretation considers snake bite imagery in dreams as a precious warning or wake up call regarding your waking life.
A snake biting you symbolically signifies that you need to pay attention to a challenging situation or emotion that has not yet been completely acknowledged and dealt with.
Snake Bite Dream Meanings
- The snake bite symbolizes a wake up call
- Warning about a situation, activity, behavior or thought that are “poisonous” in your life.
- Warning about something that paralyzes your ability to make a choice in order to take the next step in your life or a relationship
- Resistance to what is perceived as a “temptation” or a situation that challenges your beliefs or values
- Sign that you’re on the verge of a deep personal transformation
What does being bitten by a snake in a dream mean?
What does dreaming about a snake bite mean? Here are several meaning definitions to help interpreting your dream.
Dream Meaning #1: Pay attention to something you’ve been ignoring
Dreaming of being bitten by this wild reptile can be interpreted as a painful reminder that you need to pay attention to a situation or relationship that has been challenging or difficult to deal with in your waking life. A snake biting you in a dream symbolizes your own guidance system or unconscious trying to get your attention through a wake up call.
You’re becoming more aware about an issue or aspect of yourself that you’ve been ignoring. The snake bite has the effect of prompting a reaction on your part, whether it’s pain, surprise or fear. Often, the dreamer will wake up right after the snake bites her in the dream. The attack from the serpent can therefore point to the need to wake yourself up, in your life too, from a situation where you have been compromising too much.
A dream of a snake bite reminds you that you need to resolve or come to terms with a situation or behavior that is paralyzing your ability to make a decision or move forward. Getting bitten by this wild creature is an invitation to examine what is currently “poisonous” in your life and to remedy it.
Dream Meaning #2: Meaning of the body part that is bitten by the snake
The dream interpretation will vary depending on what part of the body is being bitten. Consider the meaning you give to the part and how it related to what is challenged or needs to change in your waking life.
For instance, a snake bite to the right hand means that you are conflicted about taking action or making the right choice in your life; it could suggest that you are preoccupied with acting in fairness or maintaining a healthy transparency in a relationship whether it is intimate or related to work.
Being bitten by a snake in the back could indicate that you need to pay attention to ill words or deceitful actions of people around you; it could also mean that you need to resolve issues from the past or concerns that you have been carrying with you for a long time.
Dream Meaning #3: You’re holding back your wild, untamed side
When you dream of a snake biting you, the animal may reflect conflictual urges or desires you have in waking life and that are hard to grasp or control. Dreaming of a snake brings to your attention, through the image of this animal, to a part of you that you or possibly others consider as “wild”, untamed, perhaps even “out of control”.
This inner conflict may have escaped your attention or you may have seen it looming over you, just like the animal in the dream before it strikes. The fact the snake is biting you indicates that you are in the process of becoming more conscious of what you need to do to take control of a situation or matter that has been creeping in
Dream Meaning #4: Transformation is painfully taking place in your life
The serpent is delivering the antidote to numbing yourself and avoiding what needs to be done to get to the next step in your life. The snake bite may point to a shift occurring in your awareness, a transformation: You are on the verge of becoming more aware about a matter that was previously hidden or avoided.
This radical shift may be experienced in a painful manner at first, but will be beneficial in the long run. This wake up call is part of your growth process.
Dream Meaning #5: Struggle with temptation
Dreaming of a snake biting you may represent the archetypal presence of temptation in your life. Just like the serpent in the Garden of Eden in the judeo-christian tradition, the animal in your dream could connect to a “temptation”, desire or situation you feel conflicted about because of it does not fit in your usual beliefs or ethical values.
The snake bite is a wake up call to face whatever is causing tension, perhaps even challenge some of your core beliefs or values and get a fresh perspective.
Next Step: Make your Own Meaning
To go further with the interpretation of your snake dream, ask yourself the following questions. You can get more help by looking at the Snake Dream Interpretation Guide.
- How afraid are you of the snake and/or the bite in your dream?
- Which part of your body does the snake bite? Look at the corresponding meanings.
- How are you resisting change in your life?
- Has a fear of making a decision paralyzed your ability to stand for yourself or move forward in your life?
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In this dream I was at work and I am a cop. If memory serves me correct. I believed I saved someone and upon completing the investigation two of my co-workers screamed and yelled snake and they took off running. As soon as I looked back a big anaconda looking snake snatched me up and wrapped itself around me. I felt the bite and as I tried to pull my gun from my holster I felt weakened by the snakes grip on me. I tried to shoot but my gun wouldn’t go off. I have had several snake dreams over the years and I haven’t paid them any mind. This one really bothered me. I just want to know what it all means. Any advice would be appreciated.
I dreamt that I was seated when someone carrying a snake (not a huge one though) came towards me. The snake then bit me twice on my right pinky. In that dream I was not afraid nor did I feel any pain. It did not take long when one or two people came to give me first aid on my pinky. Any interpretation pls?
I dreamnt I was sitting in a room there was a poisonous and non poisonous snake
4:30 am my phone alarm,,, put it off and sleep again… there i dream a man wearing powder blue stripe shirt… holding a piece of bread and inside his room is a bunch of snake…. as i look and observe what will happen,, out of guard one of the snake jump and bit my finger… as i stand in an iron pool i keep on looking in that man don’t know how i get there so i have to figure it out how to get down so i slide my self lowering down… i step my foot in the ground still looking to that man with lot of snake…..waking up at 5:58..
plz someone plz help me by interpreting my dream.
I had a dream in which I was playing near my house and I saw greenery sorrounding my house it was like a park view n suddenly I felt a little painful sensation on one of my knee but I couldn’t see who actually bited me but I was bitted then I remember I did go to my mom she rolled my pant upwards n we saw I had a mark of two holes same like what a person gets after being bitten after that we rush to a military hospital n when doctors try 2 examine
my knee it was little discoloured but nothing like swelling was there n In dream I got a insight feeling that the snake is piosonless n I will servive.plz interpret this or email.answer at cool.lovemaster@rediffmail.com
My aunt uncle father and I were chasing a baby raccoon, it was orphaned in A care facility, when I heard a rattle. Just after it bit just above my right ankle. But in my dream, my dad Gave me a shot that knocked me out and they sucked the venom out and performed surgery for some reason. I woke up just after and my right leg was tingling.
Dear sir
I am often getting this strange dream, that my son while entering home, gets bitten by a snake.
Please help me out with this. Is any danger awaiting for my son? What should I do
Iv never dreamed of a snake biting me, but i was told by many that getting bit by a snake brings money, i didnt believe it at first but when my mom told me about a dream of being chased by a giant anaconda and being bittin by it, i remember about a week later, she received a big check by the goverenment with a apoligy letter saying that they were sorry for ignoring her request for medical attention on her sons handicap hand, witch is my big brother. And paid her 50k for the inconvience. True? Let me know if you had fortune come your way after a snake bite. If you ask me i would like to get bit by a snake in my dream anytime. In this case an anaconda. Lol.
The black asp (the dream seemed to specify these were asps) appeared first and though seemed threatening, did not bite. Then a vibrant yellow asp emerged and struck out viciously, biting my hands – particularly my right – and chest. I was shocked rather than frightened in the dream and it woke me. I can still see its head and feel the apparent determination to bite as many times as it could.
I was being slowly followed by a snake in my house to hide from it I went to the bathroom and hid in the bath tub when I opened the curtain the snake made its way quickly beneath the door and struck me in the chest. I immediately woke up feeling a little disturbed.
I was in the forest and I saw a snake in front of me and we look at each other in the eyes but as soon as I turn my back to walk away the snake bites my left shoulder and I see my deceased father looking at me and trying to help me. But I feel no venom or any symptoms due to the bite. I have been having this dream for a couple of days.
My Husband and I were in a strange place. Almost like we were standing on a path surrounded by clouds. There was a box there. My Husband picked up the box and opened it. Two snakes came out, a King Cobra and a Rattle Snake. My Husband was holding the snakes and I was begging him to put them away back in the box. I knew they were dangerous and I was scared for him and couldn’t figure out why he was holding them. Finally he went to put them back in the box and both snakes but him on his hand. He got them in the box and collapsed. I grabbed him and put his head in my lap and called 911 on a cell phone and begged them to hurry because my Husband got attacked by these two really venemous snakes! I was crying and crying and then my Husband either passed out or died…I’m not sure. The paramedics never showed up and that was the end of the dream.
I dreamt that I was walking around and encountered a very long, skinny, venomous snake. I stopped because I was intrigued and I wanted to get a closer look. The snake bit my right ankle, and I began screaming in pain. As I was carried away by my father, the snake came after me, but I shot the snake with a shotgun that mysteriously appeared in my hands.
What does any of this mean?
In dreams snake bites on my left foot nd then i wake up