Tiger Snake Temporary Tattoo

Coiled in the grip of a black snake with a red belly, a tiger roars and claws its way through this temporary tattoo. A dagger with a gold hilt drives down through the scene, the tip of the snake's tail curled around its grip, and the coils wind around the tiger's body, the snake's open mouth turned toward a front paw.

The tiger, the snake and the dagger

A fight between a tiger and a snake is one of the classic subjects of traditional tattoo art, and the dagger adds another familiar motif. Here the whole scene is drawn in bold black lines with orange, red and cream fills, and small drops fly around the struggle. The pairing is often read as a clash between two opposing forces, and our article on what a tiger tattoo means covers the symbols tied to the big cat. The upright design follows the line of a forearm or a calf. More designs wait in our tiger temporary tattoo collection.

Sheet size and application

The sheet measures 14.8 x 21 cm, and the tattoo is applied with a dampened sponge. Its listed composition includes an acrylates copolymer, petrolatum, linseed and soybean oils, iron oxides and titanium dioxide.