There’s a pretty wide array of origami snakes out there. I didn’t think there would be so much since origami is usually folded from a square sheet of paper and snakes are so long but surprisingly enough there’s some amazing origami snake designs out there.
A lot of them are folded from a giant rectangle of paper though, but that’s ok.
We’ll start this post out with this awesome Blunt Nosed Vinesnake.
Blunt Nosed Vinesnake, Designed by Bernie Peyton and Folded by Yuki.N.
Diagrams available in Eco Origami
Here’s a fantastic little origami viper folded using a 20 dollar bill.
Viper, Designed and Folded by craigfoldsfives
Instructions not available
Ronald Koh has designed an absolutely amazing origami cobra. It’s folded from a super giant rectangle of paper and it must take forever to fold the body with all those scales.
King Cobra, Designed by Ronald Koh and Folded by Mariano
Instructions not available
This great origami snake is folded from an actual square of paper.
Snake 1.6, Designed and Folded by Gen Hagiwara
Instructions not available
Here’s a cute different sort of snake design.
Cute Snakes, Designed by Gen Hagiwara and Folded by Eyal R.
Instructions not available
Sebastien Limet designed this awesome snake with an apple and the entire model is folded from one sheet of paper.
Law of Gravity, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
Kade Chan has also designed a pretty amazing origami cobra and this model is also folded from a single giant rectangle of paper.
Hell Cobra, Designed by Kade Chan and Folded by Adriano Davanzo
Diagrams available in the Origami Tanteidan 19th Convention Book
Here’s a different much slimmer origami cobra design by Alexander Kurth. It’s also folded from a single sheet of paper.
Black Cobra, Designed by Alexander Kurth and Folded by Ivan Svatko
Video instructions available from quietmarverick’s YouTube channel
Here’s another awesome, complex, giant origami snake folded from one giant sheet of paper.
Black Mamba, Designed and Folded by Petr Stuchlý
Instructions not available
Here’s Ronald Koh’s incredible cobra folded by a different artist.
King Cobra, Designed by Ronald Koh and Folded by Alexander Kurth
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Another awesome fold of Ronald Koh’s amazing King Cobra.
King Cobra, Designed by Ronald Koh and Folded by Jordan Langerak
Instructions not available
This excellent snake is folded from a single square of paper.
Snake, Designed by Satoshi Kamiya and Folded by Artur Biernacki
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Kade Chan’s Devil/Hell Cobra is definitely one of the coolest looking origami models out there.
Devil Cobra, Designed and Folded by Kade Chan
Diagrams available in the Origami Tanteidan 19th Convention Book
Here’s Alexander Kurth’s great black cobra folded by the designer himself.
Black Cobra, Designed and Folded by Alexander Kurth
Video instructions available from quietmarverick’s YouTube channel
Riccardo Foschi also has a great origami cobra design.
Brown Cobra, Designed and Folded by Riccardo Foschi
Video instructions available from Riccardo Foschi’s YouTube Channel
Here’s another great little origami cobra folded from a dollar bill.
Cobra, Designed and Folded by craigfoldsfives
Instructions not available
This is another really cute snake design by Gen Hagiwara.
Snake 1.5, Designed and Folded by Gen Hagiwara
Instructions not available
This is a very impressive origami model designed to look like a tattoo design. The entire model with both the snake and the skull is from the same sheet of paper.
Last Temptation, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
This is another really cool design by Sebastien Limet of a snake about to eat a mouse. The entire model again is from one sheet of paper.
On An Equal Footing, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
Here’s Ronald Koh’s king cobra again folded into a different sort of pose.
King Cobra, Designed by Ronald Koh and Folded by nyanko sensei
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Sebastien Limet also designed this great snake twisted around a leaf. It’s not a very difficult model to fold too.
Twist Round, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Diagrams available from Sebastien Limet’s Flickr
Here’s Kade Chan’s amazing Hell Cobra again photographed from a display at an origami event.
Hell Cobra, Designed and Folded by Kade Chan (Photo by Naoto Horiguchi)
Diagrams available in the Origami Tanteidan 19th Convention Book
This is one of the best origami king cobras that I’ve seen. The colours on the paper make it look extra amazing.
King Cobra, Designed by Ronald Koh and Folded by Mariano Zavala B.
Instructions not available
Here’s another very cute little snake.
Cobra, Designed by Vu Dung and Folded by Rui Roda
Video instructions available from Cool Origami Tutorial by Yakomoga’s YouTube channel
Here’s another great apple and snake model by Sebastien Limet. The whole thing again is folded from the same sheet of paper.
Temptation, Designed and Folded by Sebastien Limet
Instructions not available
Our final model is probably the best fold of this king cobra that I’ve ever seen. The paper, shaping, pose and everything is absolutely fantastic.
King Cobra, Designed by Ronald Koh and Folded by Matthieu Georger
Instructions not available
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That’s it for this post, let us know which one of these origami snakes was your favourite in the comments!
