Wildlife

Fish in dreams stand for provision, but each tradition reads them differently. What live, dead, caught and cooked fish mean in Christian, Islamic, Hindu, Chinese and Pacific Northwest readings.

Komodo dragons carry about 60 serrated teeth with iron coated tips, hidden under the gums until they bite. Count, size, replacement, and bite damage.

Lizards symbolize regeneration, patience and adaptability. Here is what a lizard visit, a lizard in the house and a lizard crossing your path mean in Native American, biblical, Celtic and Asian traditions.

A beaver hind print is 5 to 7 inches long, webbed and five-toed, usually smeared by a tail drag. Measurements, surfaces and the otter lookalikes.

Seeing a bobcat is read as a message about patience, boundaries and what stays unsaid. Meanings by situation, by tradition, and in dreams.

The beaver stands for patient building, home and teamwork, with overwork as its shadow side. Meanings by situation, Native American and medieval lore, and the beaver personality type.

The moose symbolizes self-worth and boundaries. Algonquian, Nordic and Siberian traditions, plus what a crossing, a yard visit, a dead or a white moose mean.

Seeing a centipede reads as protection and fast progress, not bad luck. What it means in the house, in your bed, dead, or as a spirit animal.

A python symbolizes patient power and rebirth through shedding. The Delphi myth, the python spirit claim, the sacred pythons of West Africa, and what each sighting and dream means.

A grasshopper symbolizes a forward leap, good luck and unexpected abundance, because the insect cannot jump backward. Here is what each tradition says and what every sighting situation means.