Crocodile

Crocodile or alligator, fierce and cruel, is a symbol of mighty and ferocious foe in dreams. In general, a dream about crocodile indicates that you may have a financial misunderstanding or conflict with a friend or suffer from some interpersonal estrangements in the near future, which is quite annoying. The dream about crocodile implies some kind of fear in you which you cannot get rid of and are afraid of being eaten up with it; it also indicates suffering in life or in spirit.

Symbolic of something harmful, an old, lurking, spiritual enemy

This reptile lives below the surface of water symbolizing what is unknown and stirring in the unconscious. Something that is being repressed is also threatening you. See Alligators and Crocodiles under Reptiles.

A crocodile in a dream represents a policeman. A crocodile in the water in a dream represents a person no one can trust, whether he is a friend or a foe. A crocodile in a dream also represents a thief or an untruthful merchant. If one sees a crocodile pulling him into the water where he kills him in the dream, it means that one will be caught by a policeman who will kill him, then steal his property. If one escapes from the crocodile in the dream, it means that he will escape from such a danger in real life. In general, a crocodile in a dream means insolence, sins, a bandit, unlawful earnings, fear and depression. It may also mean the end of one’s life, portrayed by his drowning. Seeing him in water is bad while seeing him on dry land means that he is weak and humiliated. If a crocodile pulls someone into the waters in a dream, it means that someone in authority will force him to do something he despises. If one sees himself eating the meat or flesh of a crocodile, or if one sees himself dragging a crocodile out of the water in a dream, it means that he will triumph against his enemy or opponent.