What does it mean when a child repeatedly dreams about snakes?

It means that you both have a fear about snakes. ==new answer== A snake in a dream represents our creative energy or kundalini. Depending on the age of the child, there is at least the curiOSity in the daily thoughts concerning creativity. Talk about what you know concerning creativity and see how your child responds. The child may have the awareness of creativity from the past and could be hearing ideas which conflict with this. Careful questioning will reveal what is occurring. You may also want to do some research on indigo children.