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
Close-up of a Japanese style tattoo on a back and upper arm, showing a red and yellow serpent with a dark scaled head and orange eye among black and grey waves.
Japanese serpent and waves across back and arm
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 realism tattoo of Medusa in profile, with snake hair and an ornate helmet, on the upper arm.
Medusa in profile with snake hair on upper arm
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
Black ink tattoo spelling Always on the upper arm, with the letters built from Deathly Hallows triangles, a wand and other symbols.
Always lettering with Deathly Hallows symbols
Black and grey tattoo of a standing multi-armed figure holding blades and torches, flanked by coiled serpents, on the upper arm.
Multi-armed figure on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a monkey face with a blue and orange snake coiled above it, on the upper arm.
Realistic monkey and snake on an upper arm
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 lettering tattoo on an upper arm spelling the word Always, with the letters replaced by symbols including a triangle with a circle, a wand, a lightning bolt and a snake.
Always lettering with symbols on upper arm
Woman seen from behind in grey lace lingerie, with a traditional daisy and skull tattoo across her lower back and a rose on her upper arm.
Traditional rose, daisy and skull tattoos on back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a roaring tiger and a green snake with a red disc and flames, on the upper arm.
Roaring tiger and snake on upper arm
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rearing cobra with a raised hood and coiled body on the upper arm.
Cobra tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a snake coiled around an arrow on the upper arm.
Snake coiled around an arrow on upper arm
Split before and after image of an upper arm: a blue outline eye sketch over a faded bird and snake tattoo on the left, and a colourful realistic galaxy eye with a blue iris on the right.
Galaxy eye cover-up on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a coiled snake wrapped around quartz crystals on the outer thigh.
Snake coiled around crystals on a thigh
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with a wolf, skeletons, a bird, an eye, a snake and a crescent moon.
Engraved skeleton and beast scene on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hare entwined with a snake, a blackberry branch, rhododendron flowers and an eye within a triangle.
Hare, snake and blackberry on an upper arm
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
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 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 and grey snake tattoo with tribal swirls wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Snake with tribal swirls on upper arm
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
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
Colour Japanese style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a gold snake with an open mouth among blue peonies, pink flowers and grey clouds.
Japanese snake and peony sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa with snakes for hair on the upper arm, with a partly visible rose tattoo below.
Medusa portrait on upper arm
Full back tattoo of an orange and black tiger battling a red and cream snake among clouds, in Japanese style, with further tattoos on both arms.
Tiger and snake full back piece
Realistic black and grey cobra with its hood raised, coiling down the upper arm, shown in a photo of a tattoo on skin.
Realistic cobra on an upper arm
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
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
Colour traditional-style tiger head tattoo with an open snarling mouth, green snake-like detail and black stripes, on the upper arm.
Traditional tiger head on upper arm
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 and grey realism tattoo of Medusa with snakes coiled through her hair on an arm, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Medusa portrait with snakes on an arm
Traditional tattoo on the upper arm of a heart-shaped frame holding a moth, a flower, a snake and a hand gripping a small heart, outlined in black with orange-red accents.
Heart, moth and hand on upper arm
Traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's head wrapped by a three-eyed serpent, with a red and orange rose and green leaves below.
Woman, serpent and rose on upper arm
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 blackwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hare wrapped in a snake, with roses and leaves above and an eye in a triangle below.
Hare, snake and botanical upper arm piece
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 fine line tattoo of an elephant inside a long snake-like outline on the upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve above.
Fine line elephant in a snake outline on upper arm
Close-up of a black and grey skull and entwined snake tattoo on an upper arm, with a wooden wand held beside it and a green dress in the background.
Skull and snake tattoo on an upper arm
Close photo of a shaded grey snake tattoo with dark spots and a pink tongue on the upper arm, set against green foliage.
Coiled snake with green foliage on upper arm
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
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 view of a person in ripped denim shorts showing a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a fanged creature on the stomach, with a snake and rose on the upper arm and roses and lettering on the
Traditional tattoos on torso, arm and thigh
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 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