Snake Tattoos

For many people, snakes, bugs and other “critters” are repulsive but for many people they have an entirely different meaning altogether. Snake tattoos are often a personal expression that can represent many things but it is generally not revulsion. Some people just really love snake tattoos and some of the other related animal tattoos but to many people, the meaning goes much deeper than the tattoo ink. While snake tattoos may remind some people of creepy crawly things, they are actually and historically representative of power, stealth and fearlessness.

Many of the ancient tribal tattoos in the Malay region contained snakes. The Snake tattoos are also very popular historically in much of the Caribbean as well. In many of these regions, things like the snake tattoos, the lizard tattoos or even a spider tattoo or a scorpion tattoo were representative of good things and had no negative connotations at all. The lizard tattoos and snake tattoos these days generally represent the unknown, the misunderstood and things that are sometimes feared because people do not fully understand them.

Tattoos on the chest and Lower back tattoos are very popular options for the snake tattoos and while there are many different tattoo styles, this does allow for the snakes to “crawl” up the back or even down the legs in some cases. Arms are another popular location for the snake tattoos and many people have the snakes wrapped around their arms emulating bracelets or other jewelry like tattoo features. The scorpion tattoos, spider tattoos and others of this nature do tend to be a bit smaller and while they may decorate an arm, they are generally very well suited for wrist tattoos, ankle tattoos or other “hidden” areas of the body where a small tattoo works very nicely and can be covered up should there be any conflict or concern regarding the exposure of tattoos in the workplace.

Many of the snake tattoos are also used to highlight or add to the natural attraction of other tattoos on the body. They can also be a great way to cover up older, less professionally done tattoos that may otherwise detract from some of the other artwork that you so proudly display on your body. In many aspects, snake tattoos are some of the most versatile and forgiving of tattoos and while not always easy to create, are easily incorporated into other tattoos that already exist. The snake tattoos are also among the very few tattoos of animals and reptiles, or really, tattoos of wildlife of any sort, that can be used to effectively appear as if they were nothing more than jewelry. This gives them the added benefit of being tattoos that you can get away with in almost any working environment.

While it may be true that snake tattoos, spider tattoos, scorpion tattoos and other tattoos of animals of a similar nature may appear intimidating, scary or as something that may give the wrong impression at first glance, they really do have multiple uses while also being an effective way to express yourself with tattoo art.