How to Draw a Snake

Time needed: 10 minutes

Learn how to draw a snake, follow this easy step by step drawing tutorial and you’ll be able to draw a snake in minutes.

1. Head and Neck

   Sketch the shape of the snake’s head and below a long neck.

2. Tail

   Sketch two rounded shapes for the tail.

3. Hood and Tail

   Sketch the snakes’ hood and add a pointy tail on the right side.

4. Eyes

   Draw the snake’s eyes at the upper part of the head.

5. Mouth

   Draw a big mouth for the snake, almost as wide as the face. Notice the pointy part in the center.

6. Mouth continued

   Draw the outlines of the mouth, around the shape we drew before.

7. Face outlines

   Draw around the eyes the shape of the snake’s face and connect it with a curved line at the top.

8. Tongue

   Draw a split tongue for the snake, start drawing from the middle of the mouth.

9. Scales

   Draw small curved lines for the snake’s scales around the mouth and on the forehead.

10. Scales continued

    Continue drawing scales on the snake’s face around the eyes.

11. Body and Hood Outlines

    Draw the outline of the body and for the hood.

12. Hood and Neck Pattern

    Draw horizontal lines for the neck and wavy lines inside the hood.

13. Tail Outlines

    Draw the outlines of the tail, use the guidelines to assist you.

14. Tail Pattern

    Draw the Pattern of the tail. That’s it, you can now color your drawing.