巳 - sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac

the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent

geisha from the Fukagawa red-light district in Edo

year of the Snake

Wood Snake (42nd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)

hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); hour of the Serpent

year of the Snake

Earth Snake (6th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1929, 1989, 2049)

southeast

all the same

first Serpent day of the year

purification ceremony held on the first day of the snake in the 3rd month of the lunar calendar

Metal Snake (18th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1941, 2001, 2061)