Snake tattoo ideas

372 photos and flash · 32% Traditional, 15% Realism · Forearm most common

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Black and pale ink snakes coil together on a forearm above the words don't panic in script, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Intertwined snakes and script on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a skull with a snake coiling through it, on the forearm.
Skull and snake on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of orange flowers with green leaves and red dots on a forearm, with a blue flower at left and a snake head at lower right.
Traditional flowers and snake on a forearm
Back view of a woman in a black dress with black and grey wing tattoos on her shoulder blades, an ouroboros on the mid-back and bands on her upper arm.
Wings and ouroboros on a back
Black outline tattoo of a skull with a snake coiling around it, on the forearm, in a traditional style.
Skull and snake on a forearm
Black and grey caduceus with red stethoscope tubing forming a heart, a heartbeat line and the word Pacemaker in script on a forearm.
Caduceus and stethoscope heart on a forearm
A man tying a red-laced boot, showing script lettering and linework tattoos on his forearm and the back of his hand.
Script and linework tattoos on forearm and hand
Realism black and grey tattoo of a large skull across the chest and stomach, with the word INSOMNIA above it and further tattoos on the neck, upper arm and forearm.
Full torso skull and dark imagery tattoo
Black and white photo of a person in a leather harness showing a rose tattoo and an ornate framed cameo on the thigh, with a snake and star sleeve on the upper arm and forearm.
Rose and ornate cameo tattoos on thigh and arm
Black fine-line lettering and a black caduceus symbol on the inner wrist of a person wearing a white floral dress, styled as a lettering tattoo.
Caduceus and diabetic alert wrist tattoo
Colour traditional tattoo of a winged staff with snakes and Type 1 and Diabetic banners on the forearm, shown in three photos.
Winged staff with Type 1 Diabetic banners
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, shown inside a diamond shape with a moon, pine trees and mountains above wavy horizontal bands.
Moon and mountains in a diamond on a forearm
Colour tattoo sleeve with red apples, leaves and green snake scales across the chest, shoulder and arm of a shirtless man against a black background.
Apples and snake sleeve on chest and arm
Black and grey Medusa face with pale snakes coiling through her hair on the forearm, shaded in a realistic style.
Medusa with snakes on a forearm
Black and white ink snakes coiled together across a forearm, rendered in blackwork and dotwork style.
Intertwined snakes on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a skull with a snake coiled through it, shown on the outer forearm.
Skull and snake on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of a solid black rose entwined with pale stippled snakes, with three small outlined geometric shapes above it.
Black rose and white snakes on a forearm
Woman in a pale floral mini dress with traditional-style tattoos of a peacock on the upper arm, a snake on the other arm, a wolf head on the knee and further designs on the neck and legs.
Peacock, wolf and snake tattoos with floral dress
Black linework tattoo of a wavy snake made of radiating tick marks, with a faceted geometric head, running down the inside of a forearm against a dark background.
Wavy snake of radiating ticks on a forearm
Seated person with a black ink traditional-style heart banner reading MOTHER and a draped figure on the inner forearm, with TAKE CARE lettering on the back of the hand.
Mother banner and take care lettering on forearm
Black and grey realistic snake coiled around a round orb, tattooed on the forearm.
Coiled snake and orb on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a scaled snake, open flowers and dotted geometric lines on the outer forearm.
Snake and flowers on a forearm
Close-up of a dark snake tattoo on a person's chest, partly covered by layered silver necklaces with sword pendants, with tattoos visible on the forearm.
Snake tattoo on chest beneath layered necklaces
Black and grey fine line tattoos on a forearm, including a wand, a snake with a skull, Deathly Hallows symbols and the number 9 3/4.
Wand, snake and Deathly Hallows forearm set
Overhead view of two people in bed with traditional style tattoos of a snake, roses and a panther head on their legs, forearm and hand, with breakfast plates beside them.
Traditional tattoos on legs and forearms in bed
Traditional style tattoo of a grey snake coiled around two daggers with green drips, on the outer arm.
Snake wrapped around two daggers on an arm
Forearm with a white ink snake tattoo in fine dotted linework, with the word achieve in black lettering above it.
White ink snake and achieve lettering on a forearm
Realistic brown snake tattoo being worked on a forearm, with the artist's gloved hands and tattoo machine visible.
Realistic snake tattoo on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of a red snake coiled around a blade with a green hilt, on the inner forearm of a hand raised in a pink glove.
Snake and blade on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a skull with a serpent coiled beneath it on the forearm, in a traditional style.
Skull and serpent on a forearm
Traditional style arm sleeve with a tiger head, an all-seeing eye, a skull, a snake and a rose on a forearm and upper arm, in black outline with red, green and blue colour.
Traditional sleeve with tiger, eye and snake
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with dark curling hair, pearls and a green and black ornate frame, on a forearm.
Neo-traditional woman portrait on a forearm
Two people hold hands, each with a matching black and grey tattoo of a skull with a snake coiled around it on the forearm.
Matching skull and snake forearm tattoos
Black line tattoo of a Medusa head with snake hair inside a circular Greek key border, shown on the inner forearm.
Medusa head in a Greek key circle on a forearm
Black and grey traditional sleeve on a forearm and upper arm, featuring a tiger head, an eagle, a feathered chief, a snake and roses.
Black and grey traditional sleeve with tiger, eagle and
Close-up of a black fine line outline tattoo of an elephant on a snake-like coil across the inner forearm, with a hand holding a lit cigarette.
Elephant and snake outline on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an animal skull with a yellow crescent moon, a red rose and green leaves on a forearm, with a black snake coiled below.
Animal skull, rose and snake on a forearm
Black ink tattoo on a forearm of bold outline symbols, including a Deathly Hallows triangle, a wand, three golden snitch style circles, a lightning bolt and a snake shaped S.
Harry Potter symbols spelling a word on forearm
Person wearing a black helmet and grey crop top, with traditional-style tattoos covering both arms and hands and a wolf head tattoo on the abdomen.
Heavily tattooed arms and wolf on the abdomen
Black and grey tattoos of a shaded skull, ship wheel and snake on a forearm, with an anchor and roses on the back of the hand.
Skull, ship wheel and anchor on forearm and hand
Black and grey realism sleeve on a woman's arm, showing a scaled snake, a camera and a portrait tattooed on the forearm and upper arm.
Black and grey sleeve with snake and camera
Traditional style tattoo sleeve on a forearm showing an eye, a snake, a skull and flowers, with a panther head tattooed on the ribs above jeans.
Traditional sleeve with eye, snake and skull
Black and grey snake tattoo with a sunburst behind its head, wrapping across the inner forearm in a traditional blackwork style.
Black snake and sunburst on a forearm
Small black and grey tattoo of a skull entwined with a snake on the inner forearm of a person holding a wand.
Skull and snake tattoo on forearm
Full back tattoo in traditional style showing a black snake coiled between red roses, sun faces, dripping apple and blue waves, with forearm and upper arm tattoos visible.
Traditional back piece with snake, roses and sun faces
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts school crest with a lion, a snake and ribbon banners, shown on the forearm.
Hogwarts crest with banners on forearm
Black and red medical alert tattoo on the inner wrist reading Meniere's Disease and Vertigo, with a red snake-and-staff symbol and MEDIC ALERT lettering around it.
Medical alert wrist tattoo for Meniere's disease
Coloured skull and snake tattoo with green glowing eyes and green scale detail, placed on a forearm.
Skull and snake on a forearm