i had a dream last night

my brother and i are cleaning out the laundry room at my mother's house.  i'm going through a cabinet and look down to see a small snake slither across the floor.  i turn back to my right and see my brother, emerging from behind a pile of clothes, with a bunch of stuff hanging from his neck and in his hands.   it took me a moment to realize that they were dead snakes.   at least a dozen of them.  he began taunting me with the ones he held in his hands.  i don't remember being scared, just grossed out that so many snakes had lived, and died, in our basement. 

pretty weird, huh?  i remember freud talking about snakes being phallic symbols in dreams, especially those about to strike, representing hidden, guilty sexual desires.  i can't imagine interpreting this dream to mean that all my snakes are dead and limp... because that would just be depressing.  and i think my hormones might disagree slightly. 
 
so let us turn to some reliable, free, internet sources.
 
snake - An recurring issue that has not been resolved yet. Can involve treachery or sense of betrayal.
 
ok.  this could be anything... from my grandmother's health and the family dealings to my paranoia about men not being straight up with me. 
 
Snake
A snake, being the ages old symbol of evil or satan, makes it a bad omen to have one show up in a dream. To see a lone snake and feel threatened by it shows that you have a bad enemy that is even then working against you, it also a warning against bodily harm from an enemy. To dream of many snakes in a pit is the foreboding of much bad luck in love or business. Should you overcome and kill a threatening snake in your dream shows that you will overcome your adversary and win out.
 
excellent.  the single snake at the beginning of the dream apparently represents my mortal enemy plotting my demise.  i don't think that matt gives a rat's ass about me or the drama we went through together anymore, and he's  the only "enemy" i've ever really thought existed in my life.  well... not counting myself, of course.
and there WERE many snakes in my dream, but around my brothers neck.  not a pit.  let's be honest here... i'm not having good luck in love or in business, so i don't see how this bad omen should come at this point in time.
 
Snake
To see a snake or be bitten by one in your dream, signifies hidden fears and worries that are threatening you.  Your dream may be alerting you to something in your waking life that you are not aware of or that has not yet surfaced. The snake may also be seen as phallic and thus symbolize dangerous and forbidden sexuality. The snake may also refer to a person around you who is callous, ruthless, and can't be trusted. As a positive symbol, snakes represent transformation, knowledge and wisdom. It is indicative of self-renewal and positive changes.
 
now we are talking!  hidden fears and worries.  i have oodles of those.  i'm really worried about my grandma AND about my financial situation AND my romantic social life. 
and i did have a few revelations about those situations yesterday and this morning.  for example, i was just informed by my father that my grandmother is most likely going to have to be put in a home.  her physical health is totally fine... all of her symptoms are gone.  but her mental health has been on a downward spiral.  the last three days she has been in the hospital have really been hard to deal with.  i can't even think about it without my hands shaking. 
the forbidden sexuality aspect makes sense too.  i have met a few new people and am trying to balance out my desire to get to know them with my desire to just get to know them biblically.
this person who can't be trusted could be one of these men... and that doesn't help out my paranoia any.
and hey, all of this could lead to some positive growth and change, right?
 
hey... a girl can dream, can't she?
 
ok.  i'm sorry.  that was a REALLY bad pun.