Chinese Zodiac - Snake

Among the Chinese Zodiac animals, Snake has the sixth position. Snake is regarded to be pliable. Some of the positive characteristics of the people born in the year of the Snake are wise, discreet, agile, attractive and full of sympathy. On the other hand, there is a tendency for them to be lazy, greedy, arrogant and indulging in self-admiration.

Basic Astrology Elements
Earthly Branch of Birth Year: Si
The Five Elements: Fire (Huo)
Yin Yang: Yin ([Chinese philosophy] negative/passive/female principle in nature)
Lucky Numbers: 2, 8, 9; Avoid: 1, 6, 7
Lucky Flowers: orchid, cactus
Lucky Colors: red, light yellow, black; Avoid: white, golden, brown

Start Date	End Date	Associated Element	Heavenly Branch
02/10/1929	01/29/1930	Yin Earth	Ji Si
01/27/1941	02/14/1942	Yin Metal	Xin Si
02/14/1953	02/02/1954	Yin Water	Gui Si
02/02/1965	01/20/1966	Yin Wood	Yi Si
02/18/1977	02/06/1978	Yin Fire	Ding Si
02/06/1989	01/26/1990	Yin Earth	Ji Si
01/24/2001	02/11/2002	Yin Metal	Xin Si
02/10/2013	01/30/2014	Yin Water	Gui Si
01/29/2025	02/16/2026	Yin Wood	Yi Si

The snake usually makes a bad impression to people as they are thought to be insidious, cunning and devious. Sometimes, in China, the snake is called the 'Little Dragon' as it resembles the dragon in appearance. The person born in the year of the snake projects a perfectly cool exterior at most of the times like the snake has a cool snake skin. In fact, under the calm appearance, hides an eternally fervent heart. At one time, they can composedly observe things around and carry out the task quietly. On the other hand, they are passionate to help others. These can be especially seen from their initiative in helping new colleagues and friends. So they are easy to be trusted and popular among the people. For the women, they are sociable with remarkable disposition. Especially at the dance party, they are usually welcomed and invited by many men.
 
The people under the sign of snake are warm-hearted, positive, willing to accept the challenge and can try very hard to finish the task well. Not as sinister as the real snake, they are beautiful and incredibly sexy and usually behave finely. Both of the men and women are hot and sexy. Most of them are married after having love affairs instead of arranged marriages. Their love can be very sweet. If they can show their enthusiasm in real family life, they can live more happily and last long. You can see the snake people's persistence in love through the traditional Chinese story of 'The White Snake'. Also, the snake people will use unscrupulous divisive tactics to win what they want. In terms of their fortune, it will be smooth when they are young and very good during late years. Please click for more about Snake Personality Traits.

The Snake people of different elements also have different personalities and fortune:

Click the following links to get personalities and destiny for the five types of Snake.
→ Fire Snake: 1977 (Feb. 18, 1977 - Feb. 06, 1978)
→ Wood Snake: 1965 (Feb. 02, 1965 - Jan. 20, 1966)
→ Water Snake: 1953 (Feb. 14, 1953 - Feb. 02, 1954) or 2013 (Feb. 10, 2013 - Jan. 30, 2014)
→ Metal Snake: 1941 (Jan. 27, 1941 - Feb. 14, 1942) or 2001 (Jan. 24, 2001 - Feb. 11, 2002)
→ Earth Snake: 1929 (Feb. 10, 1929 - Jan. 29, 1930) or 1989 (Feb. 06, 1989 - Jan. 26, 1990)

 

 

Find your compatible zodiac signs according to your month:

Birth Month of the Snake	Personality of the Snake	Girl's Match	Boy's Match
Jan.	progressive	Ox	Monkey
Feb.	hot and cold with others	Tiger	Rabbit
Mar.	suspicious	Snake	Rabbit
Apr.	over-confident	Snake	Ox
May.	over self-centered	Monkey	Tiger
Jun.	quickly -moving	Snake	Tiger
Jul.	adaptable	Rooster	Tiger
Aug.	out-going and curious	Rabbit	Any
Sep.	brave to struggle	Snake	Any
Oct.	childish and simple	Sheep	Pig
Nov.	active	Pig	Horse
Dec.	frank and straightforward	Rooster	Rabbit

► Snake Yearly Horoscope

2017 Yearly Horoscope Predictions

Snake's Fate by Birth Time
The birth time of people plays a very important role in terms of whether the destiny is auspicious or not. People under the Dog sign born in different time periods will have different characters and fate. Those who were born and will be born between 23:00-01:00, 01:00-03:00, 03:00-05:00 and 07:00-09:00 are the most auspicious.

Best Birth Dates
The Snake people born in the 1st, 10th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 23th, 25th or the 30th day in Chinese lunar calendar are usually blessed with good luck and fortune during the whole life.

Best Birth Months
Birth months that could bring good luck to the Snake people are March, April, May, June and July.
March: The Snake people born in March are intelligent, learned, capable and quick-witted in character. They are adaptable to change and usually have lofty ideals and aims. Most of them are models of self-made men who start their business empty-handed and get great success.
April: The Snake with the birth month of April are usually quite well off. They are examples of bravery and wisdom. Also, they are lucky enough to get help from others all the life.
May: The Snake born in May are extraordinary talented, smart and brave in nature. They also have willpower and the mind of philosopher. When doing things, they usually have the foresight to prepare things well in advance.  
June: Honest and earnest, the Snake born during this month are usually big men who respected by others greatly. They usually marry well and have superior offspring. Most of them could make a huge fortune during the life.
July: Born in July, they are fast thinkers and of uncommon brilliance. To others, they are sincere and kind. By using their wisdom of the mind, they could develop great causes.
Note: The months here refer to the Chinese lunar month. Please use the Gregorian-Chinese Calendar Converter tool on Chinese calendar page to find the Chinese lunar month.

The people under the Snake sign are fit to those works from which they could fully show their talent. Tasks which are stressful, heavy, mindless and repetitive should be avoided to choose and not fit for the Snake. In art, culture, aesthetics and literature fields, they could develop their full abilities. The Snake people usually have a strong sixth sense and keen intuition. So, in the field of religion, they can work happily. Besides, suitable jobs for them include TV presenter, model, athlete, designer and more.

When selecting a Chinese name for the people born in the year of Snake, there are some dos and don’ts you need to know which are based on the personality traits, likes and dislikes as well as zodiac compatibility of the snake. Let's take a look at what are good and auspicious names for the male and female Snakes.
→ Auspicious Chinese Names for the Snake Year People