Swamp 
To dream of a swamp represents negative qualities that you possess. You are feeling vulnerable and apprehensive. The dream may also be a play on the word 'swamped.' Perhaps some aspect in your life has you feeling overwhelmed and pressured.
To dream that you are walking through a swampy area warns of an upcoming hardship or obstacle. Unfavorable developments may occur in a relationship. Others will influence you negatively with their actions and words.
On a less negative note, walking through a swamp implies that you will encounter wealth and happiness via risky and mysterious methods.
Alligator
To see an alligator in your dream represents dishonesty, deception, and a false facade. It may indicate that you should step back and reevaluate your position or view of a certain matter. It may also represent your ability to move between the material world of waking life and the emotional, repressed world of the unconscious. In addition, the alligator can symbolize the ability and talent to cure or revitalize.
To dream that you are running away from the alligator denotes your refusal to face a distressing or upsetting matter. You may be harboring a negative feeling. There is some potentially destructive emotion that you don't want to admit you possess.
According to biblical interpretations, an alligator means that you will fall victim to the sin of arrogance and vanity.
Crocodile
To dream of a crocodile suggests that you may be faced with an upcoming hazard or threat. Consider all suggestions that you receive from others before acting on them. These people may be leading you into making negative choices. The crocodile may represent a hostile or confrontational attribute that you possess. Perhaps you aren't projecting your true feelings to others.
To dream that you are chased or bitten by a crocodile indicates that you are experiencing failure and setbacks in your work and with relationships.
Quicksand
To dream of being sucked into quicksand indicates you may be in an emotional bind in your waking life. An activity you are participating in is producing a feeling of judgment, whether of another person or yourself. This may be draining you of important life energy. There is courage needed to pull yourself free from the influences that are keeping you in this negative vortex of attraction.
To dream of pulling another person or yourself from quicksand is alerting you that you can turn around your situation now.
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