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Snake Chinese Zodiac Sign
蛇 (She) · #6 / 12 · Yin · SI Branch
Snake Personality Traits
People born in the Year of the Snake are often described as enigmatic, intelligent, wise, and graceful. The Snake ranks #6 in the zodiac cycle and carries the fixed Fire element, which adds passionate, dynamic, and adventurous qualities to the reading. As a yin sign, it is usually read as more inward and receptive.
The Snake's hour is 9 AM - 11 AM. In traditional reading, that time is linked with the snake's natural rhythm. It also connects with the SI branch, the South-Southeast direction, and the Summer season.
Strengths
- ✓Deeply intuitive and perceptive
- ✓Elegant and sophisticated
- ✓Strategic and analytical mind
- ✓Strong determination behind a calm exterior
- ✓Financially savvy
Weaknesses
- ✗Can be secretive and suspicious
- ✗Tendency toward jealousy
- ✗May be materialistic
- ✗Difficulty trusting others
- ✗Can hold grudges for a long time
Snake by Element
Each 12-year cycle pairs the Snake branch with a different yearly phase. The animal stays the same, but the tone of the reading shifts.
Years: 1965, 2025
Wood Snake is usually read as a Snake expressed in a more expansive, ideal-driven, and developmental register.
Years: 1977
Fire Snake is usually read as a Snake expressed in a more visible, urgent, and expressive register.
Years: 1929, 1989
Earth Snake is usually read as a Snake expressed in a more grounded, measured, and durable register.
Years: 1941, 2001
Metal Snake is usually read as a Snake expressed in a more disciplined, exacting, and self-controlled register.
Years: 1953, 2013
Water Snake is usually read as a Snake expressed in a more perceptive, adaptive, and inwardly strategic register.
Method note: This site uses Lunar New Year as the year boundary for general zodiac-sign pages. Some BaZi schools instead mark the year at Li Chun, so advanced chart interpretations may differ.
Snake Compatibility
Years of the Snake
Lucky & Unlucky Things for Snake
Lucky Things
Numbers: 2, 8, 9
Colors: Black, Red, Yellow
Flowers: Orchid, Cactus
Directions: East, West, Southwest
Unlucky Things
Numbers: 1, 6, 7
Colors: White, Gold, Brown
Famous People Born in the Year of the Snake

Taylor Swift
Born 1989 · Record-breaking singer-songwriter

Oprah Winfrey
Born 1954 · Media mogul and philanthropist

J.K. Rowling
Born 1965 · Author of the Harry Potter series

Muhammad Ali
Born 1942 · Legendary boxer and civil rights activist

Daniel Radcliffe
Born 1989 · Actor best known as Harry Potter
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