text: what does it mean: serpent dream? i had this dream years ago, but i still remember it vividly. i appeared to be some sort of man-snakelike creature; similar to a hindu naga. i was living in a massive underground chamber with a large opening sort of a 'well' in the center. i don't remember alot of the dream, but for some reason i had to be killed or crucifyed. my father would be the one to do it. i remember him nailing spikes into my hands before i woke up. now i am reminded of the fictional harry potter when he dreams of him being a serpent. this seemed a very strange dream and i am sure i have had more serpentine or reptilian dreams like this; which i have not remembered. what exactly could this dream mean? snakes (in western civ. and freudian psychoanalysis) usually symbolize sexuality, temptation and possible corruption (the whole garden of eden thing).   the underground part symbolized either the womb or the underworld (the "bad place"!).   i think dreams are one of two things, or often both: the reliving of our waking pursuits and thoughts and symbolic of our needs, desires, fears and so on.  perhaps your father's presence (usually an indicator of an authority figure) symbolizes the need for you to drive the serpent (sex and/or temptation) out of you. (is your father very religious?).  being crucified  is more a wish for those raised to admire jesus (he died, yes but but was supposedly resurrected and then worshiped!). you may feel you have greater things in store for you, that cannot be achieved in this lifetime, only by martyrdom.  according the the jungian based site: "the universal hero myth always refers to a powerful man or god-man who vanquishes evil in the form of dragons, serpents, monsters, demons, and so on, and who liberates his people from destruction and death."  however, since the father is crucifying you, the ability to act as saviour is impeded.  on the third link (levity.com), there is a semi-humorous interpretation from (east) indian mythology involving turning into a snake as a type of crucifixion (???!).   i'd work on that aspect! good luck!