Snake tattoo ideas

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

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Back view of a shaved-headed man with a realistic red-mouthed snake tattoo across his back, with colourful floral and grey Japanese-style sleeves on both arms.
Realistic snake across a full back tattoo
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a horned, skull-faced figure with wings, snakes, skulls and a lantern, photographed from three angles.
Horned skull figure and lantern full sleeve
Black ink snake coiling around a forearm, its body filled with lace-like ornamental patterns in a blackwork style.
Snake with lace pattern on a forearm
Back view of a woman with colourful traditional tattoos of a snake and flowers across her back and arms, and a black and grey dotwork mandala on her neck.
Back, arm and neck tattoos with snake and mandala
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a dragon head and a serpent coiled around a dagger on the forearm.
Dragon and serpent around a dagger on a forearm
Black and grey coiled snake tattoo with hatched shading and bold outlines on the outer forearm, with a small curling line above its head.
Coiled snake on a forearm
Black linework leaf tattoo on the hand and wrist and a coiled snake tattoo on the arm, with a crystal ring, acorn pendant and pinecone beside an open book.
Leaf and snake tattoos beside an open book
Black and grey traditional full arm sleeve with a wolf head, a headdress face, a woman's portrait, a snake and roses, placed on the forearm and upper arm.
Traditional black and grey arm sleeve
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm showing a yellow-rimmed compass with a red and black star, a red rose with green leaves below, and a serpent wrapping around the compass.
Traditional compass and rose on a forearm
Black and grey skull with a snake coiled around it on the forearm of a person in a dark suit, against a snowy background.
Skull and snake on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts school crest with a HOGWARTS banner across the top, placed on the calf in a traditional style.
Hogwarts crest tattoo on a calf
Black linework tattoo of a snake with ornamental swirls and flowers running along a forearm, with a large swirling pattern beside it.
Ornamental snake tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with leaves and a wavy snake-like line on the inner forearm, beside a sleeping tabby cat.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Two arms covered in traditional-style tattoos, including a panther head, a feathered headdress, a skull, a snake and roses, placed on the forearms and upper arms.
Traditional sleeves with panther, skull and snake
Black and grey caduceus tattoo with the word DIABETIC above and TYPE 1 below, in a traditional lettering style, on the forearm.
Caduceus with Diabetic and Type 1 lettering on a forearm
Close crop of a forearm with a black geometric pattern tattoo near the wrist, a small mark above the elbow, and a woman wearing a green t-shirt and layered gold necklaces.
Geometric forearm tattoo with layered necklaces
Close-up photo of a pink outlined caduceus tattoo with wings and two entwined snakes on a forearm.
Caduceus tattoo on a forearm
Black and blue tattoo of a winged staff with entwined snakes inside a blue ring, with the words Type 1 Diabetic written below, on the inner forearm.
Winged staff and Type 1 Diabetic on a wrist
A grey tabby kitten rests on an arm with a traditional-style snake and flower tattoo on the forearm and a LUCK banner tattoo on the upper arm.
Kitten resting on a tattooed forearm
Blue caduceus tattoo with outspread wings and a twining serpent on the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Blue caduceus on the inner wrist
Traditional tattoo of a shaded skull with a green cobra and a second snake coiled around it, with red drips, on a forearm.
Skull with cobra and snake on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a skull with a snake coiled around it, running up the inside of a forearm.
Skull and coiled snake on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling bear head with two snakes, a triangle and a dotwork sun on the forearm.
Bear head with snakes on a forearm
Hands and forearms with bold traditional tattoos, including a red winged design and a green snake, resting on a mustard tartan blanket.
Traditional hand and forearm tattoos
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a hand holding a tarot card with a moon and sun, with a snake wrapped around the arm.
Tarot card, hand and snake on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a snake coiled around a peony-like flower with smoke above, on a forearm.
Snake coiled around a flower on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a bold black skull with a snake coiled around it on the inner forearm, in a traditional style.
Skull and snake on a forearm
White ink ouroboros, a serpent biting its own tail, forms a circle on the forearm in a close photograph.
Ouroboros on a forearm
Black and grey skull and snake tattoo in a traditional style on a forearm, with the snake coiling through a loop beneath the skull and its fangs bared at the bottom.
Skull and coiled snake on a forearm
Traditional style tattoos of roses, a skull and a woman's head cover both forearms, shown in full colour.
Traditional forearm sleeves with roses and figures
Traditional style tattoos covering both legs, including a skull and rose on the knee, a snake and a panther on the thigh and calf, and a small piece on the ankle.
Traditional leg tattoos with skull and snake
Close-up of a small, thin black outline triangle tattoo on the inner forearm, above a stack of bracelets including a gold snake cuff.
Small triangle tattoo on a forearm
Two matching black and grey tattoos on the inner wrists, each showing an eye within a triangle above a sunburst, with a snake coiled around an infinity loop below.
Matching eye and snake wrist tattoos
A seated woman with colour tattoos on her forearm and shoulder, outline stars on her thigh and a red and green snake on her calf, on a black leather sofa.
Star and snake tattoos on bare legs
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing an eye with a heart and Q on the pupil, above a rose wrapped in banknotes and a skull.
Eye, rose and banknotes on a forearm
Man with crossed arms in a navy T-shirt showing a black and grey traditional-style sleeve, with a bird on the forearm and a rose on the lower arm.
Crossed arms with bird and rose tattoos
A bold outline of a skull entwined with a serpent, applied as a temporary stamped tattoo on a forearm.
Skull and serpent stamp on a forearm
Close-up of a forearm with a cartoon-style tattoo of a white skull with black eye sockets, with a green striped snake coiling around it and a red tongue.
Cartoon skull and green snake on a forearm
Traditional flash design laid out across a white body silhouette, covering the arms and torso with an eagle, snakes, dragon, peacock, pin-up, reaper and portrait.
Full-body traditional flash on a white silhouette
Black and grey tattoos on a pair of thighs and knees, including lace-like patterns and a snake, with a black cat lying across the lap.
Black and grey thigh tattoos with a black cat
Black ink tattoo on the inner forearm spelling the word always with Harry Potter symbols, including the Deathly Hallows triangle, a wand, round glasses, a lightning bolt and a snake.
Always lettering with Harry Potter symbols on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a horned woman with a three-eyed creature above her head, a crescent moon, and a compass star, on the inner forearm.
Horned woman and moon on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork snake coiled up the forearm with flowers, leaves and small dotted accents, in blackwork style.
Snake and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey traditional arm sleeve tattoo with a skull in a bottle, a lady portrait and roses across the upper arm and forearm.
Traditional black and grey arm sleeve
Black dotwork and white-ink snakes coil together on the inner forearm in a blackwork-style tattoo.
Intertwined snakes on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a woman in a black dress and garter stockings, with a rose and an ornate frame tattoo on her thigh and a sleeve on her left arm.
Rose and ornate frame on a thigh
Black and grey snake coiled around a skull on a forearm, with a fine line triangle and circle tattoo on the wrist of the other arm.
Snake and skull on a forearm
Back of a woman showing a colourful Japanese style back piece of cherry blossom and flowers, with a green snake sleeve on the arm and a woman portrait tattoo on the upper arm.
Japanese back piece with cherry blossom and arm sleeve