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How to Draw a Garden Snake
Draw a garden snake in 12 easy steps, about 9 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: round head.
Step 1: Round head
In the top left of your paper draw a big round head like an egg on its side.
Tip A snake's head is big, about a third as tall as the whole snake.
Step 2: Two big eyes
In the middle of the head draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a big black dot in each.
Step 3: Nostrils and smile
Under the eyes dot 2 tiny nostrils. Start under the left eye, draw a wide smile, stop under the right.
Step 4: Forked tongue
From the middle of the smile draw a thin tongue poking straight down. Split the end into 2 points.
Step 5: Long body
From the chin draw a tube right, round a big loop, left to a point. Come back along the outside.
Tip No lumps and no kinks: 2 smooth lines side by side.
Step 6: Belly line
Start under the chin. Draw a line along the inside edge, meeting that edge at the bottom of the bend.
Step 7: The ground
Start near the left edge. Draw a straight ground line under the snake, stopping near the right edge.
Step 8: Grass tuft
Near the right end of the ground line, start on the line. Draw 3 short grass blades growing up.
Step 9: Back stripe
From the head draw a thin stripe down the back, ending in a point low on the loop.
Tip Like a racing stripe, right in the middle of the green.
Step 10: Cream belly
Colour the belly strip cream.
Step 11: Yellow stripe, red tongue
Colour the stripe yellow and the tongue red.
Step 12: Green garden snake
Go over your lines. Colour the head and body green around the belly and stripe, leaving the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a garden snake, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
