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Snake (zodiac)

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The Snake (蛇) (also known as the Serpent) is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

Years and the five elements

Persons born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "year of the Snake," while also bearing the following elemental sign:

Attributes

The person born in the year of snake is the wisest and most enchanting of all. He or she can become an Ambassador, a Mediator, a restaurant owner or a talented musician. Such a person is a thinker who also likes to live well: affluence. The snake-person loves books, music, clothes, fine food and wine; but with all their fondness for the finer things in life, their innate grace and elegance gives them a dislike for frivolities, small minds and foolish talk.

Snake-persons like communicating and like interesting and challenging conversations; if the conversation becomes repetitive their attention may soon wander. It is almost impossible to fix their attention for long talking about mundane everyday habits as they prefer to focus on new, interesting and evolutionary ideas in general. The snake needs mental exercise in a conversation or relationship.

These people have a special talent that enables them to judge situations correctly. They are alert to new possibilities: when they have an idea of what to do and how to do it, they will pursue it persistently and energetically. The snake is at home in any social situation, able to adapt and converse on all levels. In Chinese astrology it is believed that they are self-confident, driven, focused and willing to listen to someone else's opinion, but don't necessarily take it 'on board'. Refusing to listen to constructive advice; intelligent and headstrong, they may be prone to getting into needless trouble.

Although it is difficult for such people to take advice, they are patient and compassionate with others when it comes to giving a helping hand, and their ability to look at a problem from a variety of angles is extremely useful. When faced with a dilemma, snake people, as a rule, act with speed and conviction, since they believe intensely in what they are doing and rarely waste time or energy on projects lacking in good potential.

Traditional Snake Attributes/Associations

Attribute
Zodiac Location 6th
Ruling hours 9am-11am
Direction South Southeast
Season and month Spring, May
Chinese Lunar Month For The Snake May 5 to June 5
Gemstone Agate
Color Red, Green
Roughly equivalent western sign Pisces
Polarity Yin
Positive Traits Wise, profound, clever, logical, practical, intelligent, creative, compassionate, discreet, cautious
Negative Traits Judgmental, anxious, lazy, secretive, manipulative, indifferent, naive, fussy
Countries Mongolia Mongolia, Peru Peru, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago, Estonia Estonia
Most Compatibility Ox (zodiac), Rooster (zodiac), Dragon (zodiac), Snake (zodiac)
Semi-Compatibility Rat (zodiac), Dog (zodiac), Goat (zodiac)
Incompatibility Rabbit (zodiac), Horse (zodiac), Monkey (zodiac), Tiger (zodiac), Pig (zodiac)

See also


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