THE DREAM I kept dreaming about snakes in washing machines or hiding behind washing machines.

THE REALITY The dreamer was planning a month long trip to Europe. He had started to plan out the trip in excruciating detail.

DREAM INTERPRETATION When the dreamer had recurring dreams he they would often repeat until he found the cause. The dreamer often interpreted his own dreams and felt he finally had understood the meaning. The washing machine was symbolic of how he was planning his holiday. It was in danger of becoming just like washing - a boring monotonous task. He had planned it in great detail. He felt that the snake represented that this habit was becoming "poisonous".

Dream Dictionary Meanings
WASHING MACHINE: Planning out the holiday in such detail was turning it from a spontaneous event into a boring daily task.
SNAKE: This habit was becoming poisonous.

DREAM MEANING The dream captures the following feeling within the dreamer - "I am planning out the trip in such excruciating detail and precision that it is no longer fun and it has removed any chance of spontaneity or exploration (which is kind of needed for a backpacking holiday)."

See how the Symbolic meanings link to the dreamers plan to go to Europe.