Snake With Diamond Scale Patterns Coloring Page

This snake has settled into one thick coil with its head raised above it, and the coil is where all the pattern work sits. Large open diamonds run across the upper curve and rows of small scale outlines cover the rest, so the sheet gives you two different textures on one animal. Every diamond and every scale is drawn as an open outline with nothing filled in, which means each one is a separate area you can shade a different tone. Work the diamonds first and pick a second tone for the scales around them, or run a gradient around the coil from the head to the far side. Fine pens suit this one better than crayons, and the empty background leaves room to add a border of your own.