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How to Draw an Egg-Eating Snake
Draw an egg-eating snake in 10 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the head.
Step 1: The head
In the top left draw a small head like an egg lying on its side, with a round chin.
Tip An egg-eating snake has a small head but swallows eggs bigger than it.
Step 2: 2 big eyes
In the middle of the head draw 2 big egg eyes, one eye apart. Add big black dots.
Step 3: Nostrils and smile
Dot 2 tiny nostrils under the eyes. From under the left eye draw a wide smile across to the right.
Step 4: The forked tongue
From the middle of the smile draw a thin red tongue down past the chin, with a tiny V fork.
Tip Keep it skinny like a thread, not touching the body.
Step 5: Body with egg bump
From the chin draw a thin tube with a round egg bump, curving down and along to a pointed tail.
Tip The body puffs out round the egg, like a sock with a ball inside.
Step 6: Sandy ground
Under the snake rule a long line from one side of the paper to the other, for the sand.
Step 7: The nest
Under the head draw a low nest bowl, wider at the top, with 2 twig lines. Add 3 peeking eggs.
Tip The lump in the snake is the same size as the eggs.
Step 8: Eggs and sand
Go over your lines. Colour the 3 eggs cream and the sand under the line pale yellow.
Step 9: Tan nest
Colour the nest tan, twig lines and all.
Step 10: Brown snake
Colour the head and the whole body brown, bump and all, leaving the eyes white. Your snake is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an egg-eating snake, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
