Novels like Snake Bones
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Snake Bones, best match first.
- 1 The Snake Immortal Is Still Protecting Earth Today 蛇仙今天也在保护地球 [Rebirth + serpent-to-dragon evolution + no romance + a vast world later on, including extraterrestrial civilizations and a blend of many genres, with science-fiction elements] College student Lu Qing is reborn as a green bamboo viper after a car accident! Once he gradually adjusts to his new body, he realizes he is deep in the mountains. There, he discovers a gigantic stone statue shaped like a snake. Before long, he begins to suspect that this world is full of hidden demons and monsters. By ch 89Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 2 The Pregnant Snake 孕蛇 Wang Yu only ate a piece of snake meat a coworker offered her... Who could have imagined it would bring about the annihilation of her family? She should hate him, despise him, and blame him! But she’s pregnant with his child. What is she supposed to do? 64Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 An Unbroken Serpent Marriage: The Snake Lord Is Too Fierce 阴缘不断：蛇夫太凶猛 When I was ten, I hurt a snake. More than a decade later, it came back for revenge, and strange things began happening around me… It all began that night when I caught a ride with the guy of my dreams… 67Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 4 The Snake Immortal Husband Falls at My Feet 蛇仙老公拜倒在我的石榴裙下 After my mother died, she gave birth to me inside her coffin. Since I was born on Ghost Festival, I was naturally tied to an ill-fated destiny, and from then on, people called me the Coffin-Born Girl. When I was seven, I swallowed a snake's gall and lost all my memories. I had no choice but to leave home for twelve years. When I returned, the world was full of danger and uncertainty. My father didn't care for me, my mother was gone, and the only one who came whenever I called was that long worm. 299Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 5 Love of the Serpent 蛇恋 One devoted couple, in a past life and this one. He waited a thousand years to be reincarnated, all so he could meet me again. The first day of the Lunar New Year is my eighteenth birthday. This year, it was unlike any other. I dreamed of a white snake as tall as a three-story building, with wings growing from its back. It asked me, “Would you be willing to become my wife?” 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Dragon King Takes a Bride 龙王娶亲 [Sweet Romance #Devoted Husband #Everyone's Favorite #Dragon King #Supernatural #Heartwarming] The devoted Dragon King, Long Lin, fiercely protects his wife! On the day I got married, little ghosts paved the way and the heavens opened a path. Petals filled the sky, and birds came to celebrate in a phoenix procession. It was a rare gathering of all three realms. Red silk covered the land, and the banquet stretched across heaven and earth for three whole days and nights. When the bridal veil was l 69Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 My Snake Demon Husband Is So Fierce 蛇妖夫君好凶猛 [Fantasy setting + xuanhuan + devoted couple + one-on-one romance + happy ending + sweet romance] A delicate, spoiled, tearful female demon hunter versus a gentle, domineering snake demon with an overwhelming possessive streak... When I saw the half-human snake demon again, his picturesque features were bewitching and alluring. His blood-red, slit-pupiled eyes drooped slightly as he watched me with pity. As if driven by an invisible force, I reached out to him, unable to control myself. The chil 90Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 8 Lady Fox Immortal, You Haven’t Hidden Your Tail Properly 狐仙大人，你的尾巴没藏好 That year, I was twenty. Fine white hair inexplicably sprouted all over my body. The village’s spirit medium, Granny Hui, laughed and said, “When white fur appears, romance is near.” That night, under a moonless sky, I was forced into a red wedding dress and married off to a man I had never met. On our wedding night, he raised his voice and snarled, “Su Jinhe, you made me lose a tail, and you still have the nerve to cling to me and marry me? You’re asking to die!” Me: ???!!! (Completely bewilder 76Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 9 A Snake Bride, a Ghostly Bridal Sedan 蛇娶妻，鬼抬棺 The year I was born, my mother died in childbirth, while my father and grandfather were killed when a swarm of snakes attacked them. When I turned eighteen, my protective talisman shattered. From that night on, I had a husband who came and went like a ghost. My grandmother looked grave as she told me this was the Su family’s retribution, and that I had to be loyal to Lord Jin or disaster would befall me! Ever since that night, Lord Jin has come to see me every evening. After a night of torment, 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 The Serpent Lord Has Arrived: Master, Don’t Crave Me 蛇君驾到：爷，别馋我 This novel features the supernatural, an arrogant and calculating male lead, a devoted couple with no other partners, and emotional torment for both leads. I was born beneath a sky filled with rosy clouds, ablaze with every color, and blessed with auspicious signs. My grandmother was a shaman, so she read my fate and cast the divination. The result was astonishing: I was destined to become an empress. When I was seven, I fell seriously ill. A wise master advised that I form a bond with the Snake 202Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 11 The Snake King Takes a Wife, Subduing a Hundred Demons 蛇王娶妻，镇百妖 I've been afraid of snakes ever since I was little, but Grandma told me that on the day I was born, a violent storm broke out, and little snakes slithered all over the courtyard. It turned out I was born under an ominous fate and was incredibly hard to keep alive. To save me, Grandma arranged a marriage between me and the snake in the village well, hoping it would give me a chance to survive. When I came of age, I didn't take the matter seriously and even got a boyfriend. But I never expected to 423Reads8.5Score102Shelves
- 12 A Thousand-Year Contract: The Underworld King Comes Calling 契约千年：冥王老公找上门 He was born on the day of the Ghost Festival. His parents died when he was young, leaving him to depend on his grandfather. From childhood, Chen Qing'an had a pair of unusual eyes that let him discern yin from yang and see ghosts and monsters. On the day his grandfather died, a red moon hung in the sky. To free themselves from misfortune, the villagers offered him as a sacrifice to the “Ghost King.” But the one they summoned was none other than Jun Xuanxiao, the formidable King of the Underworld 117Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 13 The Snake King's Sacrifice 蛇王祭 After three years of severe drought, not a single grain was harvested, and corpses littered the land. Then, following a deafening crash, a black snake dozens of meters long and as thick as a barrel fell into Minshang Village. The villagers swarmed toward it like starving wolves and devoured it. From that day on, Minshang Village was cursed... 102Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 14 The Serpent King's Decree 蛇王令 I was born with a black scale on my body. As I grew older, the scale kept spreading. When I was sixteen, I dreamed that the black scales came to life and turned into a black snake that coiled tightly around me… 40Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 15 The Stunning Snake Lord Is So Cute and Sweet, I Can't Let Go 绝色蛇君又萌又糯，让我爱不释手 [Yandere + Overprotective Love + Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium + Transmigration] [A soft, adorable little snake king vs. a proud, fierce heroine] Jiang Ling accidentally puts on a strange ring. From that day on, she dreams every night of a giant snake coiling around her, starting at her feet and winding all the way up. For someone as terrified of snakes as she is, it’s a horrifying nightmare. Later, she discovers that this isn’t a dream at all. It’s real. A golden snake is coiling around h 132Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 16 The Snake King's Consort 蛇王妃 I am an ill-fated woman. The day I was born, a flood swept through hundreds of miles in every direction, wiping out all the livestock. The villagers bullied and insulted me, calling me the serpent king’s wife. When my parents died under mysterious circumstances, I had no choice but to leave my hometown and embark on a one-way path to slay demons and exorcise evil. The demonic shadows of the Eastern Sea, the legends of mirages, terrifying butterfly curses, and those hidden villages scattered acro 72Reads9.2Score—Shelves
- 17 The Dragon King’s Most Yin Bride 龙王大人的至阴新娘 I was born with an extremely yin nature, and the village shaman found me in a graveyard. I was frail and sickly from childhood. To keep me safe, my grandmother, the shaman, made a blood pact with a fox spirit, but the pact backfired and left her gravely injured because of me. Just as I was at a loss for what to do, a man who could transform into a Azure Dragon appeared. He claimed we had been bound by fate for a long time, and he protected me from disaster, calling me his “little bride,” yet he 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 May All Go as You Wish, Generation After Generation 巳巳如意，世世如怡 [Snake Immortal + Supernatural + Mystery Solving + Twists + Romantic Tension] When Lu Mingshen, a snake immortal, loses his younger brother to humans who eat him, the tragedy sparks a hatred that sets Lu Mingshen’s fury ablaze. A tale of love and vengeance between humans and snake immortals unfolds. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Snake Bride 蛇娶妻 [Supernatural + Devoted Husband + Pure Romance + Sweet Love + Wild Imagination] She was betrothed to the Snake King at birth, branded as his snake bride. Before she turned twenty-four, the Snake King would force her to marry him. Her grandfather said the Shen family owed the Snake King a debt, and that only marrying him could save her life... 1.4kReads9.1Score143Shelves
- 20 The Snake-Eyed Girl with a Dark Fate 蛇瞳阴命女 [Mysticism + marriage before love + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + lighthearted comedy] My name is Xu Yao. When I was six, my father beat a giant black python to death. From that day on, disaster struck, and my family was destroyed. I lost sight in one eye as a result. My grandmother prayed to the gods for me through the night, then sent me to Qingfeng Temple on Jinding Peak. She said the temple could protect me as I grew up, and gave me a silver bracelet, warning me never to take it off, n 332Reads—Score100Shelves
- 21 An Epic Love Between a Man and a Snake 旷世蛇恋 When I was eighteen, my grandmother sacrificed her life to beg a huge white snake to heal my eyes. To bring her back to life, I made a pact with that snake. As fragments of my memories gradually come together, I discover that my bond with the great white snake is no coincidence. Grudges from a past life and unfinished love: everything has been guiding me toward the whirlpool of fate all along. 124Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Nine Serpents Carry the Coffin 九蛇抬棺 When I was born, my father cut off several snakes with a knife. Ever since then, I’ve often dreamed at night of a huge black snake coiling around me, squeezing the breath from my lungs as if it were taking revenge. On my eighteenth birthday, the villagers tied me up and sent me to the mountain behind the village… 88Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 23 Lost in the Beast World, the Brooding Snake King Drops His Mask and Stops Pretending 误入兽世，阴湿蛇王掉马摊牌不演 [Obsessive, deranged snake king + Secret identity revealed + Beast form is prettier and longer-lived] Lin Xi thought she was going to die in the deep forest, but to her surprise, she was rescued by an obsessive, deranged snake king. The snake king asked Lin Xi for a reward, and she agreed without hesitation. Later, when the master of snake-like seduction coiled his tail around Lin Xi and flicked his forked tongue at her with a hiss, she panicked. When he rescued her, he hadn’t said that the rew 726Reads8.1Score100Shelves
- 24 On Our Wedding Night, My Scheming Husband Held Me and Whispered Sweetly 新婚夜，腹黑老公抱着我低声轻哄 My name is Lu Xiyu, and I come from a family of haunted-house sleep testers. I once took a high-paying job: spend one night sleeping in a hilltop villa, and walk away with a hefty fee. Who could have guessed that testing the bed would turn into being bedded? There really was a ghost in that huge villa bed! It feared neither daylight nor talismans, and kept me entangled with it until dawn! 27Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 25 The Snake’s Bride 蛇缠女 [Mystery] [Sweet and bittersweet] [Strong heroine] [Supernatural] Ever since I was born, I’ve been cursed as a snake’s daughter and a bringer of misfortune. Eighteen years ago, a great white snake killed my family. Eighteen years later, the snake came to collect its debt and made me its spirit medium to pay it back. From then on, I began encountering all kinds of strange events. Why had the bones in the coffin vanished? And what did the snake totem on the coffin lid mean? When the Seven Fiends A 338Reads8.8Score102Shelves
- 26 My Bewitching Husband Is Flirting with Me Again 妖孽夫君又在撩我 Su Yu has had an unlucky fate since childhood and thought she would be alone for the rest of her life. Instead, she marries Third Master Qin, the most powerful man in all of Haicheng, who dotes on her like no one else. “I hear Third Master’s new wife is bad luck incarnate! She’ll bring her husband to ruin!” Third Master Qin: “My fate is too strong. I’m only worried nobody will be able to jinx me.” “Look at that necklace Third Madam is wearing. How tacky!” Third Master Qin: “Go buy up every jewel 108Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 27 Snake Calamity 蛇劫 The day I was born, two snakes, one female and one male, fell in unison from the eaves above our front door. My grandfather, who had spent his whole life catching snakes, actually dropped to his knees before them right then and there. Everyone was terrified by what my grandfather had done. I was three days old, yet I still wouldn’t eat or drink, cry or fuss. I just stared with my wide-open eyes. My family panicked, thinking I was possessed, and went out of their way to invite the village shaman 257Reads8.6Score102Shelves
- 28 A Snake's Many Pregnancies 蛇孕连连 My ancestors killed countless snakes, and generations of my family have had snake blood on their hands. A passing Taoist priest said we would have to pay for those blood debts. A fire burned my father to death. As I was collecting his remains, a snake on his body bit me. The village chief said it was a subterranean dragon snake from Hell, come to claim my life, and that I had less than three months to live. I refused to believe it, until one day a handsome young man came and insisted on marrying 80Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 29 Snake Demoness 蛇姬 [Ensemble Cast + Feng Shui + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Strange Folk Tales] Romance: A dignified, devoted, ruthless Snake Lord vs. a pampered, cunning diviner I was born on the night of the Ghost Festival, when the gates of the underworld swing wide open. Everyone in the village said my mother conceived me after being entwined by a snake, so they called me Little Snake. When I was thirteen, I spoke carelessly and offended the “Snake Lord” in a painting. From then on, I was bedridden, and st 1.9kReads9.0Score275Shelves
- 30 The Serpent’s Curse 蛇咒 The day I was born, my grandparents were skinned alive. Every branch around us was crawling with writhing, jubilant snakes. They said I would be next. To stay alive, I had no choice but to give myself to him. The secrets of the blood-stained garment and the snake curse became the things I most wanted to uncover. I thought I existed only to help him forge the blood garment, but when life and death hung in the balance, he held me tight. “Song Youyou, you will always be mine!” 134Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 31 My Fated Snake King Husband Is So Hard to Handle 奇缘蛇王老公太难缠 Lin Qingqing rescued a little black snake. She clearly saw it slither into the bushes, but after evening study hall, there it was on her bed. She put it in her schoolbag, and the next day it was wrapped around her hand. She left it in the bushes behind the school. Thinking the little black snake was so cute, she named him Qiu Han and couldn’t resist giving him a kiss. Who knew that within a day, the black snake would turn into a black python? To be with Lin Qingqing, Qiu Han took human form and 27Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 32 My Childhood Sweetheart Is Actually a Snake 青梅竹马竟是蛇 Synopsis: “Snake, let’s play house today! q(≧▽≦q)” Not long after Lan Xingyue was born, a pet snake came into her life and grew up alongside her. Before long, a little boy named Mo Siyu and his family moved in next door, and she gained a childhood sweetheart. Until one day, she discovered that Mo Siyu had a mysterious connection to her snake! Lan Xingyue: “Why won’t my snake come out when Siyu’s here?” Mo Siyu: “...Maybe it’s afraid of me.” `(*>﹏<*)′ I feel so guilty~ Lan Xingyue: “Why are you n 256Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 33 The Ice-Cold Huo Ye Turns into a Snake and Clings to Me Like a Cuddle Bug 冷撩到爆的霍爷变蛇后奶呼呼缠我 [Top-tier star + wealthy family + sweet romance, seductively wicked woman ✖️ cool, gentle snake] Top-tier star Sheng Luo has been married for three years. She quit showbiz and became the target of online mockery, while rumors of her divorce spread every day. Sheng Luo: Thanks for asking. I'm on vacation aboard a luxury yacht. Don't bother me. In their three years of marriage, her cold, wealthy husband Huo Xiu has come home only a handful of times. Sheng Luo: Great! Just give me a card. One night 39Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 34 The Cold-Blooded Snake Lord Won’t Let Go, Coaxing His Sweetheart into a Life of Passion 冷血蛇尊太缠人，哄诱娇娇入红尘 The rating just came out, so it's a little low. I promise the story is good! [One-on-one, happy ending, both leads are pure, sweet romance, comedy, love-hate relationship, proud and spirited demon princess × crazy, cunning, cold-blooded Demon Lord, possessive. It gets very sweet and very doting later, so it's well worth reading.] * The little demon Xingmi, with her meager spiritual power, is targeted by a cold-blooded Snake Lord. He possesses her fiercely in her dreams. Xingmi has always been te 577Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 35 Demons of the Northern Mountain 北山有妖 When I was twenty, someone killed me. My killer dumped my body at Beishan, a thousand miles away… 2kReads7.5Score252Shelves
- 36 Bound by the Snake Husband 蛇夫缠 My life belongs to a snake. From the day I was born, Grandma sold me to a snake. I grew up sleeping in a coffin with snake skin, living as a freak. For the sake of that snake, Grandma taught me to be a shaman healer and save others, though I could never save myself. It wasn’t until I received my first patient on the day I came of age that I finally learned what Grandma and the snake had traded… 645Reads8.5Score102Shelves
- 37 On My Wedding Day, the Fox King and Snake Lord Both Forced Me to Marry Them 我出嫁当天，狐王蛇君齐逼嫁 When I was fifteen, I went to the river to bathe and encountered a huge white snake. That very night, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, I was paralyzed from head to toe, and my belly swelled as if I were ten months pregnant. After three years of paralysis, I became a cripple everyone despised. Just as my parents were worrying every day that I’d never find a husband, a man as beautiful as a celestial being volunteered to marry me. He was willing not only to wed me but a 1.7kReads8.8Score253Shelves
- 38 Transmigrated as a Snake: I Steal Xu Xian's Wife from the Start 穿越成蛇：开局挖许仙墙脚 Qin Mu accidentally transmigrates to an era overrun by demons, where the Chan and Jie sects are locked in rivalry. He can only keep both sides happy and casually poach someone else's followers. Madam White Snake is mine! 678Reads5.7Score105Shelves
- 39 Walking the Yin Road, Led by a Snake Spirit 走阴路，蛇魂引 There’s a black snake locked in my basement. Whenever I got sick, the elders in my family would go whip it. Grandpa told me it was my stand-in for death. Later, Grandpa died a violent death, my family was ruined, and a man appeared before me. He grabbed me by the throat and forced me to repay my debt... 247Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 40 The Dragon-Locking Well and the Snake Immortal in the Painting 锁龙井，画蛇仙 My name is Su Luoqing. I was born in the ancient village of Dragon Guardians, where our people have guarded a well for generations. Legend says an evil dragon that has cultivated for thousands of years is sealed beneath it. Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, a special ritual must be performed to appease the dragon. On the second day of the second lunar month, when the dragon raises its head, rain poured for a whole month, nearly submerging Dragon Guardians Village. Then, dur 560Reads8.8Score109Shelves
- 41 A Fox-Born Daughter, the Snake King’s Wife 狐生女，蛇王妻 [First-Person Supernatural Fiction + Snake Husband + Marriage First, Love Later] Eighteen years ago, my father set a fire in the fields and accidentally burned a litter of fox cubs to death. On my parents’ wedding day, the cubs’ father came for revenge. It broke into the bridal chamber and violated my mother. Just six months later, I was born. I’m that fox’s daughter, and I’ve been fair-skinned and beautiful since childhood. When I turned eighteen, my body fully matured and began giving off a st 340Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 42 The Netherworld Emperor's Only Love: The Imperial Lord Husband of Ten Thousand Years 冥帝独宠：帝君老公一万岁 Both my parents died on my eighth birthday, and from then on I earned the title of jinx. A fortune-teller swore I was destined to be alone forever, with no chance of marrying a living man. When I was eighteen, a female ghost tried to claim my life at school, and I stepped straight into the underworld. When I opened my eyes again, a ridiculously handsome man was standing before me, calling me his wife. OMG, I just died, and someone’s already taken over?! In the underworld, he was the all-pow 351Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 43 The Snake’s Delight 蛇欢 My life belongs to a snake. From the day I was born, Grandma sold me to a snake. I grew up sleeping in a dead person's coffin and shedding snake skin, living as a freak. For the snake's sake, Grandma taught me to be a shamanic healer and save others, though I could never save myself. It wasn't until I received my first patient on the day I came of age that I finally learned what Grandma and the snake had agreed upon... 155Reads9.3Score101Shelves
- 44 The Snake Immortal in Chains 锁蛇仙 When I was five, I accidentally awakened the Snake Immortal that my family had imprisoned for a thousand years. My family said I was cursed, that the Snake Immortal would take revenge on me and bring misfortune to the whole clan. But I had never even seen the Snake Immortal, and I had never brought any disaster upon my family. Before Grandma died, she gave me our family's heirloom bracelet. Strange things began happening soon after: my cousin suddenly went mad, Grandma's body vanished, and a hug 429Reads9.0Score101Shelves
- 45 The Teng Snake Takes a Bride, and a Hundred Ghosts See Her Off 腾蛇娶妻百鬼送行 [Strong Female Lead] [Metaphysics] [Devoted Husband] [Ensemble Cast] [Pure Romance] [Mystery and Comedy] My name is Su Xiaowan. I was born in a small village in the south. I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the Ghost Festival, commonly known as the “Ghost Day.” Legend has it that on this day, the gates of the underworld swing wide open and ghosts roam everywhere. So after paying respects to their ancestors during the day, everyone stays indoors, afraid of attracting a 1.5kReads8.9Score219Shelves
- 46 Republic-Era Mountain God: The Nine-Headed Serpent Lord 民国山神：九头蛇君 When I was born, a thousand snakes carried a coffin. Grandpa said the Snake God wanted a bride, and if we refused, both Mom and I would die. When I was five, a high fever left me able to see spirits. I often saw a snake with nine heads. He and I grew up together, and whenever I was in danger, he always came to my rescue. As an adult, I became a spirit medium. The mountain god’s temple was destroyed, my eldest brother was murdered, and my aunt, who had been dead for twenty-eight years, suddenly r 660Reads8.8Score102Shelves
- 47 The River God's Bride 河神新娘 A sacrificial rite brings the young girl Chu Xiyan together with the River God, setting in motion a deeply moving love story. They save one another and help each other become whole, enduring the tangled joys and sorrows of love and hate... 171Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 48 Married to a Snake 蛇嫁 My mother died in difficult labor while giving birth to me. As they were lowering her coffin into the grave, a white snake coiled around it. The pallbearers fled in terror, and when the coffin hit the ground, I crawled out of my mother’s corpse. Ever since, the great white snake has pursued me relentlessly, insisting I bear him a whole brood of little white snakes. What am I supposed to do? 94Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 49 The Hilarious, Adorable Consort Refuses to Have a Baby 爆笑萌妃拒生蛋 The moment she transmigrated, she landed right on the Snake King’s head. Could her luck get any worse? “Mother, Father says he was wrong. Please take him back. He can do the laundry, cook, and have little snakes.” “Fine. Let him give birth to them himself.” Let’s see how he manages that alone. It’s not as if he’s both male and female. “Okay!” The little dumpling excitedly ran over to his father. “Father, Mother said she’s willing to have little snakes with you.” Pfft! She never said that! That w 182Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 50 The Bewitching Snake Husband Is So Hard to Handle 妖孽蛇夫太难缠 Of all people, why do I have to bear a snake’s child...? 270Reads8.4Score100Shelves
