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Dream of small diamond-back, rattle-less snakes being eaten alive by ants, falling on me. Interpretation?

Here's the dream: Because I had no other transportation, I arranged for a car service to pick me up from my home and a female friend from her home to go together to adult Sunday school at a local church about 3 miles from home. The outside of the church resembled the church I grew up attending but was one I'd never been to. We would be first time guests there and I knew the service began sharply at 10 a.m. The car service had only limos so I agreed to take a limo but my negotiated rate was $15 each way, or $30 total before tip. The driver who showed up was younger than most, maybe 19 years old. His uniform was older and a bit small for his pudgy body. He looked like a rookie driver. The limo was an out-dated model but at first impression, was moderately acceptable for basic transportation in a town with few transportation alternatives. I ran a bit late for the pick-up so the driver had to wait an extra 5 minutes at most. My lady friend was on time for her pick up. She made no comment about the limo but noted this was her first time to ride in one and was curious about it. All the interior details were unimpressive and old, rusted or non-functioning. We got to the church right at 10 a.m. and the driver printed out my receipt which was about 30 inches long with dozens of fees added on for supposedly overtime or incidentals. The bill came to $90 which was unacceptable. I told my lady friend to go inside and "save a place" for me as I would be in shortly after I discussed payment with the driver. I then had the driver take me around the block to discuss this bill out of view and earshot of the church, explaining this was not my negotiated rate in my reservation. I was upset and getting angry as the young driver had no good excuse for his bill padding. I recall getting out of the limo to take a closer look at what I had unwittingly hired.. The side was riddled with holes and dents, not from bullets, but more like rust or decay and small accidents over the years. The color was a sickly yellow-brown from a past bad decision for a limo color. The vinyl roof was almost all peeled off from age and sun weathering. I remember standing on top of the roof to inspect all, yelling how dilapidated the limo looked as the driver took me slowly around the block in heavy traffic to find a parking spot for angry negotiations. For some reason, the time was now early evening and the light was getting darker but I could see the limo better under the street lights than at curbside by the church. We passed under some low hanging trees and something fell on my shoulders which I first thought was just tree debris. On further inspection, a couple of small 10 inch snakes had fallen on my church clothes/jacket and they had diamond-back markings but no rattlers. The snakes were sick, writhing but almost dead themselves, covered in dark reddish black ants that were eating the snakes alive, inside and out. I didn't have an extreme reaction but picked the 2 snakes off me and realized I could have been bitten by either the snakes or the ants which made me more upset. These were distractions as the driver got out and offered to compromise for a lower amount. I decided to pay him $60 or twice what I bargained for but less than what his inflated $90 bill called for. I gave him the money but did not get a response yet as he pondered the offer. I was still upset for having been swindled and now late for church with somewhat soiled jacket from the dirty snakes and ants. Then I woke up. It was the image of the snakes being eaten alive by ants that I found to be a standout dream symbol and felt that they may have had some deeper meaning. By way of background, I have traveled extensively and often use car and limo services for transportation to and from the airport, saving money on multi-day parking. I've also recently had a bad experience with a low-class employer but avid church-goer with a dirty old house after his wife died and who wanted to cheat me for my work. The experience also included a young highway cop pulling me over who padded two long tickets full of extraneous and unnecessary charges. I see connections from my unsettling recent experiences to this dream, but any further interpretation of these dream symbols?

Public Comments

1. dreaming of snakes usually means enemy. sounds like maybe you have or will have two enemys who are prob. sickly. sounds like some little guys which you usually look over and don't usually don't even know exist are or will destroy the enemy, however you will get a little soiled from the situation, nothing that can't be dusted off and move on. take time to thank the little guys, next time you may not be as lucky! the dj man said that