2001 Chinese Zodiac: Metal Snake
People born in 2001 are Yin Metal Snakes, with one important exception: the first weeks of the year.
Quick answer
The 2001 zodiac year ran from January 24, 2001 to February 11, 2002. If you were born on or after January 24, 2001, your sign is the Metal Snake. If you were born earlier in 2001, you belong to the Metal Dragon of 2000.
Metal Snake personality
Wise, intuitive and composed.
The Snake is the sixth animal of the zodiac and represents wisdom, intuition and transformation. Snakes are calm, observant and private, preferring to think deeply before acting.
Metal years add determination, discipline and focus. Metal people tend to be organized, ambitious and self-reliant.
Strengths: Intelligent and intuitive, Calm and composed, Elegant, Determined, Good strategist. Watch for: Secretive, Possessive, Suspicious, Vain, Slow to trust.
Read the full Snake guide for love, career and compatibility.
Born early in 2001?
The Chinese zodiac follows the lunisolar calendar, so a January or February birth often belongs to the previous animal. In 2001, Chinese New Year fell on January 24, 2001. Anyone born before that date is a Metal Dragon instead. See the Dragon guide.
2001 zodiac year facts
- Chinese New Year 2001 fell on a Wednesday, January 24, 2001.
- The Snake year lasted 384 days, longer than a calendar year because the lunisolar calendar added a leap month.
- Anyone born in the first 23 days of 2001 (January 1 to January 24, 2001) belongs to the previous sign.
- People born in 2001 turn 25 or 24 during 2026, depending on their birthday.
Other Snake years: 1977, 1989, 2013, 2025. Each has a different element, which colors the animal's traits.
Snake compatibility
The Snake is traditionally most harmonious with Ox and Rooster, and tends to clash with the Pig.
Near 2001, the Snake's harmonious partners were born in: Ox: 1997; Rooster: 2005.
The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition offered for reflection and entertainment.