Snake and Dagger with Roses Illustrative Upper Arm — Illustrative · Dagger & Knife · Rose · Snake · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Dotwork · Large (20-30cm) Large black & grey Illustrative snake coiled around a dagger tattoo on the upper arm by Ash Reid at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond; ≈$1,200–$1,600; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions. composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake coiled around a dagger 45% · Dagger 35% · Roses 20% defined by subject 80 · style 20 by Ash Reid at Loose Screw Tattoo, Richmond, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
Snake and Dagger Traditional Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Snake · Forearm · Color Color Traditional (Old School) snake tattoo on the forearm by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago. composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Dagger & Knife 40% by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
Snake & Dagger Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Snake · Forearm · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm) Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) snake tattoo on the forearm by Luke at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session. composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Dagger & Knife 40% by Luke at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
Snake and Dagger Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Snake · Forearm · Color · Medium (10-20cm) Medium color Traditional (Old School) snake tattoo on the forearm by Anthony Stewart at Supergenius Tattoo, Seattle; ≈$400–$600; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session. composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Dagger & Knife 40% by Anthony Stewart at Supergenius Tattoo, Seattle, United States · published 2026-09-18 · image
Snake Coiled around a Dagger Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Snake · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm) Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) snake tattoo on the forearm by Chris Kast at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$450–$550; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session. composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 60% · Dagger & Knife 40% by Chris Kast at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
Dagger and Snake Japanese Upper Arm — Japanese (Irezumi) · Dagger & Knife · Other Weapons · Snake · Upper Arm · Black & Grey Black & grey Japanese (Irezumi) dagger & knife tattoo on the upper arm by Chip Douglas at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago. composition (TatSeek estimate): Dagger & Knife 45% · Snake 30% · Other Weapons 25% by Chip Douglas at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
Snake, Dagger and Skull Forearm — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Skull · Snake · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm) Medium black & grey Traditional (Old School) snake tattoo on the forearm by Xty at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session. composition (TatSeek estimate): Snake 45% · Dagger & Knife 30% · Skull 25% by Xty at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
Dagger through a Snake and Heart Bicep — Traditional (Old School) · Dagger & Knife · Heart · Snake · Upper Arm · Color · Linework · Medium (10-20cm) Medium color Traditional (Old School) dagger & knife tattoo on the upper arm by Bee X Good at Allied Tattoo, New York; ≈$500–$600; ≈3–5 h, 1 session. composition (TatSeek estimate): Dagger & Knife 45% · Snake 30% · Heart 25% by Bee X Good at Allied Tattoo, New York, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
Allied Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Brooklyn, New York with 8 artists on TatSeek. Traditional (old school) in 84% of tattoos and japanese (irezumi) in 13%; usually on the forearm, calf and upper arm; 64% in colour. 3 min walk from Morgan Avenue.
Great Lakes Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Chicago with 10 artists on TatSeek. Traditional (old school) in 72% of tattoos and new school in 17%; usually on the forearm, upper arm and back; 76% in colour. 10 min walk from Chicago.
Loose Screw Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Richmond with 11 artists on TatSeek. New school in 30% of tattoos, neo-traditional in 23% and realism in 20%; usually on the forearm, calf and upper arm; colour and black-and-grey about equally; mostly large pieces. 2 min walk from Cary & McCloy.
Upper Armslug: upper-arm · name: Upper Arm · share: 19
colour share
54
size mix
small: 4 · large or bigger: 61
detail median
70
detail level
Detailed
detail based on
3
healed share
0
text
New school in 30% of tattoos, neo-traditional in 23% and realism in 20%; usually on the forearm, calf and upper arm; colour and black-and-grey about equally; mostly large pieces.
note
Counted from the studio’s own published tattoos on TatSeek.
getting there
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name: Cary & McCloy · kind: bus · lines:— · distance m: 110 · walk min: 2
Supergenius Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Seattle with 13 artists on TatSeek. Neo-traditional in 37% of tattoos and traditional (old school) in 31%; usually on the forearm, upper arm and full sleeve; 65% in colour. 2 min walk from Broadway & Pike-Pine (9, 43, 60, First Hill Streetcar).
Trade Mark Tattoo is a tattoo studio in Umhlanga, Durban with 7 artists on TatSeek. Traditional (old school) in 28% of tattoos, fine line in 23% and realism in 16%; usually on the forearm and upper arm; 74% black and grey.
Traditional (Old School)slug: traditional · name: Traditional (Old School) · share: 28
Fine Lineslug: fine-line · name: Fine Line · share: 23
Realismslug: realism · name: Realism · share: 16
placements
Forearmslug: forearm · name: Forearm · share: 46
Upper Armslug: upper-arm · name: Upper Arm · share: 25
colour share
26
size mix
small: 17 · large or bigger: 6
detail median
60
detail level
Detailed
detail based on
2
healed share
0
text
Traditional (old school) in 28% of tattoos, fine line in 23% and realism in 16%; usually on the forearm and upper arm; 74% black and grey.
note
Counted from the studio’s own published tattoos on TatSeek.
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1 matching tattoo · 4 Snake · 2 Dagger & Knife
Guides
Understanding Tattoo Meanings — snippet: What common tattoo symbols mean - animals, flowers, objects, mythical imagery - why context changes the reading, and real examples.
