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 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
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
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
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 realism tattoo of Medusa with snakes for hair on the upper arm, with a partly visible rose tattoo below.
Medusa portrait on upper arm
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
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 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
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
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
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa's face framed by snakes, shown on the upper arm.
Medusa face with snakes on upper arm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a rearing cobra with its hood spread, covering the upper arm.
Cobra with raised hood on upper arm
Realism-style black and grey tattoo of a large skull and eye across a man's chest and stomach, with a snake and flowers on the shoulder and arm.
Black and grey skull and eye torso tattoo
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a skeleton, an all-seeing eye in a triangle, snakes and a horned figure.
Black and grey skeleton and horned figure sleeve
Black and grey snake tattoo with scaled detail coiled around an upper arm, its head near the shoulder.
Snake coiled around upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a long-haired man pointing, with smoke, potion bottles, a snake and a skull.
Black and grey portrait sleeve with skull and snake
Realistic colour tattoo of a green viper coiled around a branch with its mouth open, across the upper arm.
Green viper snake on upper arm