Snake tattoo ideas

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

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Coloured Japanese-style flash design of a roaring tiger among bamboo and swirling clouds, with a small frog holding a leaf in the lower right corner.
Tiger and bamboo flash with frog in rain
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
Traditional-style flash sheet of cartoon characters, a dagger wrapped in a rainbow snake, flowers, a heart and a lemon, drawn in bold outlines and bright colour.
Cartoon character flash sheet with dagger and snake
Traditional style tattoo of Medusa's head with grey snakes, yellow eyes and a gold tiara, on the side of a finger.
Medusa head on a finger
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 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 and grey traditional tattoos on a torso, including a coffin marked RIP, a dagger through a pair of fanged lips, a snake head and a cat head.
Traditional flash cluster on a torso
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 white ink drawing of two hands clasped in a handshake, with a snake with dripping fangs coiled over the joined hands, in a flash style.
Snake biting a handshake
Traditional style tattoo of a teal and black snake coiled around a red rose on a lower leg.
Snake coiled around a rose on a calf
Blue line drawing of a torso covered in traditional flash designs including a rose, skull, diamond, heart, anchor, snake, candle and ship.
Torso covered in traditional flash motifs
Traditional-style flash drawing of a green snake coiled around a cream banner that reads Tunnel Snakes Rule, set on a plain green background.
Green snake with Tunnel Snakes Rule banner
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 traditional-style tattoo of a winged caduceus with two snakes, with the words IMPLANTED above and DEFIBRILLATOR below, on a patch of skin.
Winged caduceus with implanted defibrillator lettering
Traditional black and grey rose tattoo with bold outlines and stippled shading across the back of a shaved head neck, with a snake and wave tattoo below on the upper back.
Black and grey rose on the back of the neck
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
Full back tattoo in traditional style showing a bald eagle over a red, white and blue flag, with a snake and grey skulls below, on a man photographed from behind.
Eagle, flag and skulls across a back
Vintage traditional flash sheet showing daggers, snakes, an eagle with a Death Before Dishonor banner, a rose, and a demon head, with handwritten pay in advance lettering.
Traditional flash sheet with daggers, snakes and an eagle
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 view of black cycling shorts printed with grey traditional-style roses, snakes and daggers, with a black and grey floral tattoo on the thigh below the green waistband.
Tattoo-print cycling shorts with a tattooed thigh
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 traditional-style tattoo of a snake coiled around a skull with a dagger below, with dotwork shading, on a calf.
Snake coiled around a skull on a calf
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
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 line drawing flash sheet of traditional tattoo designs, including a ship, anchor, dagger through a heart, snake, swallow on a padlock and diamond in a laurel wreath, with no placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet of nautical and classic motifs
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
Black line drawing of a snake coiled around a dagger, in a traditional tattoo flash style, printed on pink handmade paper.
Snake wrapped around a dagger
Traditional colour tattoo of a dagger with a snake coiled around the hilt, flanked by yellow flowers and dark green leaves, on the side of the torso.
Dagger, snake and flowers on the ribs
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a shaded skull wrapped in a snake, with two roses and a dagger at the base.
Skull with snake and roses design
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
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo across a person's back, showing a crossbow, a noose, a snake, a hunter with a musket, a horned figure with a horn and a hound, with text lines.
Engraved collage of crossbow, noose and hunter on back
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
Two tattoos on the lower legs, a grey and red snake on the left calf and a pink floral design on the right ankle, in a traditional and fine-line mix.
Snake and rose tattoos on lower legs
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
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
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts crest with a HOGWARTS banner above it and a Latin motto ribbon below, on the calf.
Hogwarts crest on a calf
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
Traditional tattoo of a grey skull with a green and orange snake coiled around crossbones, placed on a calf.
Skull and snake on a calf
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 flash sheet of Harry Potter themed designs, including a skull with a snake, a wand, round glasses, a lightning bolt and script lettering.
Harry Potter themed flash sheet
Japanese style flash drawing of a black and grey snake coiled around two blue peonies, with a small skull in grass at lower left.
Snake and peony flash design
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a skull with a snake coiling through it, on the forearm.
Skull and snake on a forearm