Year of the Snake 蛇

The Snake is sign 6 of the twelve-animal Chinese zodiac cycle. Recent and upcoming Snake years include 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 — but remember the animal changes at Lunar New Year, not on January 1, so January and early-February birthdays may belong to the previous sign.

Snake years

Between 1940 and 2035 the Year of the Snake falls in: 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025. Each of those years also carries an element from the ten-year Heavenly Stem cycle, so no two Snake years in a row are quite the same flavour — a full animal-and-element combination repeats only every 60 years. Check any single year, for example born in 2013, for its exact pairing.

Snake personality

Intuitive, private and unhurried, the Snake thinks three moves ahead and says little until the moment counts. Snakes trust their own read of a room more than any advice, and they are usually right.

Lucky numbers and colours

In the tradition this site follows, the Snake's lucky numbers are 2 and 8 and 9 and its lucky colours are black, red, yellow. Treat these as the fun part of the reading — a nudge for a jersey number or a notebook colour, not a strategy.

Snake compatibility

Traditionally deep matches with Ox and Rooster, and intriguing with Monkey. Pig, the opposite sign, may find the Snake hard to read. You can test any pairing on the 12×12 compatibility matrix.

Famous Snakes

Well-known people born in a Year of the Snake include Abraham Lincoln (born 1809) and Taylor Swift (born 1989) — listed by birth year only, which is all the zodiac claims about them.

Not sure if you're a Snake?

Birthdays near Lunar New Year are the classic trap. Use the finder on the homepage with your exact birth date, or check the New Year dates table for your year.

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Zodiac Sign Finder is for entertainment. Astrology is a tradition of stories and symbols, not a science — enjoy your reading the way you'd enjoy a fortune cookie: lightly.