Animal 6 of 12
Snake
The Snake is wisdom kept quiet. Perceptive, elegant and private, it watches before it moves and rarely shows its whole hand.
The Snake is earthly branch 6 of 12, 巳 Sì. It also names the double hour from 09:00 to 11:00.
Recent Snake years: 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025. Each one pairs the animal with a different element, so the full combination returns every sixty years.
- Earthly branch
- 巳 Sì
- Fixed element
- Fire
- Polarity
- Yin
- Double hour
- 09:00 – 11:00
Gifts
- insight
- composure
- discretion
Watch for
- suspicion
- possessiveness