Snake Tattoo Stencils

Free snake tattoo stencils made from public-domain natural-history engravings and plates. Coiled and stretched poses, ready to print at any size or open in the stencil maker.

Snake tattoo stencil: outline line art traced from “The snakes of Australia (Plate IX) (5982159894)”

Snake stencil 1

From “The snakes of Australia (Plate IX) (5982159894)” by Krefft, Gerard, source, Public domain. outline mode.

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Snake tattoo stencil: outline line art traced from “The snakes of Australia (Plate VIII) (5982159492)”

Snake stencil 2

From “The snakes of Australia (Plate VIII) (5982159492)” by Krefft, Gerard, source, Public domain. outline mode.

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Snake tattoo stencil: outline line art traced from “The snakes of Australia (Plate VII) (5981598613)”

Snake stencil 3

From “The snakes of Australia (Plate VII) (5981598613)” by Krefft, Gerard, source, Public domain. outline mode.

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Snake tattoo stencil: outline line art traced from “The snakes of Australia (Plate II) (5981596891)”

Snake stencil 4

From “The snakes of Australia (Plate II) (5981596891)” by Helena Scott, source, Public domain. outline mode.

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Printing a snake stencil at the right size

Click Resize & print on any design. It opens in the stencil maker with the size set to 10 cm tall; change it to the size you want on skin, tick Mirror if you transfer with thermal or hectograph paper, and download the PDF. Print at 100% (“Actual size”). Larger designs are split across sheets with crop marks. Need help choosing a size? See the size guide.

Snake tattoo ideas

Snakes stand for transformation and rebirth (shedding skin), and also protection. Their long S-curve wraps naturally around forearms, calves and ribs. Scale texture is best simplified on the stencil and shaded freehand.

Put several designs on one sheet

The flash sheet maker lays out up to nine of these designs on one page of A4, Letter or tabloid paper, at true size, with credits in the footer.

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