Scholar Carolyn Wendell writes that Snake is more able to make her own choices than many of the other characters in "Dreamsnake". Her freedom gives her greater responsibility, and allows her to free others, such as Gabriel and Melissa. While exploring her sexuality, Snake also retaining more agency than is typical for female characters in the genre. According to Lefanu, through Snake's sexual activity, and the sexual politics of the book more generally, McIntyre suggest that in the world of "Dreamsnake", it is "possible both to be a woman and to be fully human". Snake's character has been described as an example of feminist reclamation of the archetype of a witch: a person shunned by patriarchal society, redrawn as an image of female power.