Chinese zodiac
Snake compatibility: best and worst matches
In CUE, the Snake is friendly with Ox and Rooster, and its enemy sign is the Pig. Every other sign is neutral.
Best matches for the Snake
Ox and Rooster. Ox, Snake, Rooster form one of CUE's four friendly trines. Signs in a trine tend to understand each other's pace, and this group shares discipline, strategy, precision, patience, consistency and practical execution.
- Snake and Ox: friendly
- Snake and Rooster: friendly
The Snake's enemy sign: the Pig
Privacy and calculation meet openness and generosity.
Growth practice: Clarify motives before suspicion grows.
An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work. All six enemy pairs →
Neutral signs for the Snake
Rat, Tiger, Cat, Dragon, Horse, Goat, Monkey and Dog. Neutral pairs neither pull together nor push apart: this part of the match is what the two of you make of it.
Snake years
The animal year changes at Lunar New Year, not January 1. If your birthday is in January or early February, check the date your year began:
| Year | The Snake year began |
|---|---|
| 1929 | February 10, 1929 |
| 1941 | January 27, 1941 |
| 1953 | February 14, 1953 |
| 1965 | February 2, 1965 |
| 1977 | February 18, 1977 |
| 1989 | February 6, 1989 |
| 2001 | January 24, 2001 |
| 2013 | February 10, 2013 |
| 2025 | January 29, 2025 |
CUE also reads animal months, which run from the 6th to the 5th. The Snake month is May 6 to June 5.
Famous people born in Snake years
Snake compatibility questions
What is the Snake's best match?
In CUE, the Snake is friendly with Ox and Rooster. Ox, Snake, Rooster form one friendly trine, sharing discipline, strategy, precision, patience, consistency and practical execution.
Who is the Snake's enemy sign?
The Pig. Privacy and calculation meet openness and generosity. An enemy pair means more friction to be aware of, not a relationship that cannot work.
What years are Snake years?
1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025. The animal year changes at Lunar New Year, not January 1, so a birthday in January or early February may belong to the year before. The table on this page gives the date each Snake year began.
Which signs are neutral with the Snake?
Rat, Tiger, Cat, Dragon, Horse, Goat, Monkey and Dog. Neutral pairs neither pull together nor push apart.
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