What people see
- A snake in your house, bed or room
- Being bitten, or a snake wrapped around you
- Killing a snake, or watching it run away
- Many snakes, or a snake that changes shape
- A snake in water or in the bush
Possible meanings
Not every dream is a message (Ecclesiastes 5:3). Ask yourself which of these fits, and test it.
God sometimes uses a picture to warn. In the garden the serpent stands for deceit (Genesis 3), so the dream may be asking you to watch for something false: a deal, a promise or a teaching that doesn't agree with God's Word.
- Is there a plan, promise or relationship I feel uneasy about?
- Have I been ignoring a check in my spirit?
Snakes are among the commonest fears people have, and what we fear by day often appears at night. If you saw a snake recently, heard stories about them or live near bush, your mind may simply be replaying it.
- Have I seen, heard or talked about snakes lately?
- Was I already anxious when I went to sleep?
Jesus gave His followers power over serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:19). If the dream left heavy fear or keeps coming back, pray and take your stand in Christ. You don't need to find a person to blame.
- Did the dream leave a fear that stayed after I woke?
- Have I been involved in anything I should renounce?
From pastoral experience
I know this dream from my own life. I once dreamt of a serpent biting my hands. It became a marine attack that came through strange women, and in time it affected my finances. That is why I never take a snake dream lightly. The spirit behind it can pick up any human agent to reach its target, so we have to be careful, above all of lust.
Look at the whole dream, not only the snake. Where was it? What did it do? Did you escape, or kill it? Where did it bite? The ending matters as much as the beginning. Please don't run from prophet to prophet with this dream. Pray over it, read Luke 10:19 aloud, and come and pray with me if it keeps returning. You are not alone in this.
The prophetic angle
Snake: Marine inclination
Against witchcraft and marine powers
Not every snake in a dream is spiritual, but many are, and a serpent that bites is to be taken to the altar at once. The serpent belongs with the powers of the waters: Scripture speaks of leviathan, the crooked serpent, the dragon that is in the sea (Isaiah 27:1). Marine spirits and witchcraft work together, and they often enter through lust. By means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread (Proverbs 6:26): the attack starts in the body and ends in the pocket.
Where the bite fell matters. The hands speak of work and finances. Guard your purity, stay sober, and fast and pray until you have peace. The spirit may use a human agent to reach you, but you fight the spirit, not the person. Shake it off into the fire, as Paul did (Acts 28:5).
Pray it aloud
- Lord Jesus, I thank You for power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:19).
- Every serpent of the waters or of witchcraft that has bitten me in the dream, I shake you off into the fire of the Holy Ghost, in the name of Jesus.
- Every poison deposited in my body, my hands, my work or my finances through this dream, be flushed out by the blood of Jesus.
- I renounce every door of lust, strange relationships and sexual sin through which this spirit came, and I receive cleansing.
- Lord, You break the heads of the dragons in the waters (Psalm 74:13). Break every marine hold over my life and my money.
- I declare that my hands are blessed, my labour shall not be wasted, and what was stolen through this attack is restored (Joel 2:25).
Written by Pastor Joseph from his own ministry. Test it too (1 Thessalonians 5:21), and talk to him about your own dream.
Why it may mean something different for you
- Where the snake was
- If it was in your house or bed, ask what feels unsafe at home. If it was in water or bush, it may simply be fear of the unknown.
- What happened to it
- If you overcame it or it fled, give thanks. If it bit you, don't panic: pray, and if you feel unwell in your body, see a doctor. A bite in a dream is not a diagnosis.
- What snakes mean to you
- If you grew up hearing that every snake dream is witchcraft, that fear can shape the dream itself. Bring the fear to God rather than letting it rule you.
- How it felt
- Peace or a sense of victory points one way; dread that lingers points another. Take both to prayer.
Scripture
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
LUKE 10:19 · KJV
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
PSALM 91:13 · KJV
And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
ACTS 28:5 · KJV
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 TIMOTHY 1:7 · KJV
What to do
- Pray Luke 10:19 aloud and thank God for His protection.
- Write the dream down: where the snake was, what it did, how it ended.
- Ask whether anything in your life feels false or unsafe, and talk to someone you trust about it.
- Don't accuse anyone because of a dream. Pray for your family and your home.
- If you are troubled, tell Pastor on WhatsApp.
This is discernment to be tested (1 Thessalonians 5:21), not a verdict.
