sagittarius

"sagittarius is the ninth astrological sign, which is associated with the constellation sagittarius and spans 240–270th degrees of the zodiac. under the tropical zodiac, the sun transits this sign between approximately november 23 and december 21." [ from wikipedia ]

year of the snake

"the Snake (蛇) is the sixth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the chinese zodiac related to the chinese calendar. the year of the snake is associated with the earthly branch symbol 巳." [ from wikipedia ]