Dreams About Snakes in the Grass
I had a dream three nights ago that I can’t shake. I was in the yard, at a picnic or something like that. I looked down and saw a snake coming toward me in the grass. No matter where I tried to run, there he was following me. I felt so scared and helpless because no matter where I went, he came.
I ran into a circus type tent and thought I was safe. But then the ring leader, who looked more like a talk show host, held the snake up in the air and started walking toward me with it. The snake still had grass on it and was, at first, playing dead. Then he reared up and looked really angry. I knew he was mad that I had tried to get away from him. Thankfully I woke up before the ringleader and the snake got to me.
I can’t get this dream out of my head and keep expecting a snake to be everywhere. I hate snakes anyway, so this is a really horrible deal for me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. It may sound silly, but I don’t even want to go outside.
I can totally relate to you – snakes are one of my own biggest fears, so I don’t think it sounds silly. You will get over this feeling in a few days, though, so don’t worry about it too much.
A few things strike me about your dream.
- The fact that you said you couldn’t “shake” the dream and that it is affecting you so strongly that you expect a snake to be “everywhere” mean a great deal. It takes a particularly powerful and vivid dream to stay with a dreamer like this. This is almost always an indication that there are extremely strong emotions tied to the interpretation of this dream.
- Most dreams involving snakes stay in our minds because of a snake’s symbolism. We associate snakes with satan to a great extent, thanks to the Garden of Eden. It’s hard to get any scarier than that, right?! Even thought any animal could have been used to speak to Eve, the fact that satan chose a snake stays with us.
- Your snake was so persistent! This is another indication of the importance of this dream’s interpretation.
- The fact that you said you were scared and felt helpless are huge.
This dream seems to indicate that you are feeling more helpless lately than you have ever felt before. Because of the impact this dream is having on you, I’d say that feeling helpless is a feeling you aren’t at all familiar with. The fact that your subconscious mind chose something you hate so passionately (snakes) is a clear indication of the inner turmoil you’re feeling. You probably aren’t even fully aware of just how much stress you’ve been under or how helpless you’ve been made to feel.
Once you realize that the snake in the grass was merely symbolic for this emotion, you’ll realize that you don’t have anything to fear around the next corner – not even outside! This snake in your dream only symbolizes whatever it is in your day to day life that you feel helpless against.
When you find a way to deal with this particular problem, you will have won the battle!
Until then, here’s something to keep in mind about snakes – so many of us are afraid of them, but we can’t name one single person we know who has ever been bit by one. Yet, most of us can name several people who’ve been bit by dogs or cats – yet we aren’t afraid of them in the least! Or cars – most of us know of people who’ve been badly hurt in car wrecks, but we get into them every day without fear. I, myself, have been in 3 car wrecks and have never been approached by a snake EVER, yet I’m terrified of one and can’t imagine life without the other.
Try to focus on solving whatever it is in your life that has made you feel helpless and overcome it. Try not to dwell too much on snake dreams. When you do think about it – be thankful! He may have helped draw attention to something in your world that you need to address before it gets the better of you.
April 19, 2010 at 05:36:00
hi, i had a dream about 2 snakes dis morning.1 was long &- other was small but thick. in my dream, i was in a metro station, nobody was entering that station but i was not aware of the reason. having nothing in mind i went inside &- saw a snake, a long one running after me, i tricked him &- made it jump off the roof &- boldly came outside. with no reason, i went inside that station again &- saw a small one running after me. i was scared but this time, jumped from 1st floor &- came outside safely. again i went in &- this time, small snake was about 2 jump at me when it suddenly died.. when had a look around i saw that there was a man spraying some poison to kill snakes, i guess he was a worker there..
3 things that i have noticed in my dream are:-
1) snakes were running only after me.
2) i was entering that station again &- again, when i knew that i could get hurt .
3) i was a little scared but still had the courage to confront them.
May 31, 2010 at 21:11:00
namaste sir , i am from nepal. last night i dream a snake it was chasing me. i was running but it was running after me and finally it bite me .i want to know that what does it mean when it bitre me on dream ?when it bite me then i suddenly wake up from my dream
August 27, 2010 at 17:01:00
When you dream of snakes your suppose to kill it. Dreaming of snakes means you have enemy weather you know it or not.
September 25, 2010 at 11:41:00
ok last nite i had a dream bout my grandmother who had passed away and she was calling me to the house we use to live in and as i was bout to run up da grass to her house i seen a snake in the grass. So I stopped and went around and there was a gray snake there and i ran from it. But when i was bout to run in the house it was a red and black snake that jumped out at me when i touch the door knob like it wanted to get in. So i ran away from the door and the red and black snake kept jumping up at me. I shook me so bad i woke up and wrote on a peace of paper a quick note about what the dream was about. I stayed woke for bout 10 mins scared i was gonna have the same dream. then i finally went to sleep but when i woke up the dream was still fresh in my head.
Please tell me what this dream means.
October 13, 2010 at 00:49:00
I had a dream where there was a man I never met before and we were at my friends old house she no longer lives at and two snakes came at us, the man I was with caught one snake and threw it over our heads and it did not come back but when I threw the snake I caught it came back around and was growing larger as it came at me. The snake tried to attack me and then I grabbed it and threw it over our heads so far out of sight and it did not come back. I do not know why but the man I was with I felt a great fondness for and I felt very safe after that.
I used to have dreams about yellow and red snakes but I havent had one in a long time. These snakes were light green and black
December 9, 2010 at 14:09:00
I had a dream where there was a black and green boa constrictor in someones room and everyone was freaking out it looked as though it was dancing and then they freaked out even more when it escaped the room and went outside onto the deck. I managed to grab it by the neck with minimal struggle and brought it back inside where the snake calmly went over and sat behind the sofa it was not a threat to me it liked everyone except one person and I can remember who. What does this all mean the snake just sat there.
January 4, 2012 at 04:59:00
I had a dream I was at a gym showering. Then I started swimming. Along came a group of mentally challenged persons who jumped right in. I noticed a small gold n black snake on the edge of the pool looking to strike one of the swimmers that was walking by. I quickly warned her and she was able to dodge it. She then warned me that one was near me in the water. I grabbed it n pulled it apart. The same swimmer walked to the other end of the pool. There was another small gold n black snake there on the edge of the pool. I grabbed it before it could attack us and pulled it in the pool n popped its little head. Then I woke up. Could you help me interpret this dream?
March 1, 2012 at 21:35:00
paul, every time i dream with snakes, its a warning that something will happen. I had a crash a few years back and my income tax go taken by IRS ^-^ (grrr) so you have to kill the snake in your dream and something good will happen ?? you can do it, i do it all the time. put it in your mind to connect to your subconscience and kill the snake.
July 31, 2013 at 10:57:00
I had a dream last night about snakes. I was surrounded with snakes but there was this one big snake that just wrapped itself on me. Nothing really happened to me but I was so scared of the snake that I did not move at all. Nothing followed after this. I did not wake up but it seems the dream ended there, after it wrapped itself in my entire body while I was sitting down.
Can anyone please interpret this dream for me?
Thanks.
August 16, 2013 at 06:41:00
I had a dream about snakes in the grass all over my yard at home I then proceded to pic them up one by one they were all very fat end couldint move only one black one tryed to attact me my aunt then picked it up I wanted to use its skin to make something then it ended
May 22, 2014 at 08:15:00
I had a dream last night about being outside at night time. And I saw the snake slither over this bush full of brown straw. When I got ready to walk back to my house I took my truck lights and shined on the grass but i didnt see the snake anymore. So I started walking with the light on and I saw him to the right of me. It look like he was hissing but he didnt try to bite me. He was a red and white cobra like creature. What does this mean? It sound like a hating friend.