Snake Emoji Meaning

A snake, a slithering reptile without limbs. Generally depicted as a green or yellow-green snake facing left, with a long, coiled body and a red, forked tongue flicking from its mouth.

Often used metaphorically to describe sneaky or manipulative behavior, or to accuse someone of being untrustworthy. Notably, in 2016, snake emojis were posted en masse in Taylor Swift's Instagram comments following a high-profile dispute with Kim Kardashian.

This emoji's usage tends to spike globally during the annual Hindu festival of Nag Panchami, as snakes, particularly cobras, are the central symbol of worship during the festivities.

One of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. May also be used in association with ⛎ Ophiuchus, the Serpent-Bearer, sometimes considered a 13th sign of the Western zodiac.

May also be used in reference to the Python programming language.

Samsung’s snake was previously facing forward.

This emoji predates the inclusion and standardization of emojis within Unicode. It was first added to early Japanese emoji keyboards by SoftBank in 2000.