Tattoos are cool, and tattoos of snakes are cooler. But as you can see from these pictures, tattoos of snakes in black and white are quite possibly the coolest of all.

Tattoos are seen as one of the most outward expressions of self. Not only does the art reflect the person getting inked, it reflects the person doing the inking. There’s a common misconception that the darker your skin, the harder it is to be tattooed — but that’s not true. These Black, Detroit-based tattoo artists show that with pure talent and a whole lot of skill, skin color does not determine a proper canvas.