Snake bets cover 12 numbers spread across the roulette betting grid in a zigzag path, which resembles a snake’s body when traced across the layout. Snake bets cover the red diagonal because all 12 numbers are red. btc roulette tables that support this placement support 1, 5, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 23, 27, 30, 32, and 34. On some tables, each number is a straight-up bet, or the entire selection can be a call bet.
How does the snake pattern connect?
Each snake number alternates between columns across successive rows in the grid. Every step moves the path from 1 to the red number in the top-left corner.
- Row 1: 1 (left column, red).
- Row 2: 5 (middle column, red).
- Row 3: 9 (right column, red).
- Row 4: 12 (right column, red).
- Row 5: 14 (middle column, red).
- Row 6: 16 (left column, red).
- Row 7: 19 (left column, red).
- Row 8: 23 (middle column, red).
- Row 9: 27 (right column, red).
- Row 10: 30 (right column, red).
- Row 11: 32 (middle column, red).
- Row 12: 34 (left column, red).
Traced on the grid, this sequence moves left, right, and diagonally in a pattern that crosses each column at irregular intervals, producing the visual curve that gives the bet its name. No two consecutive numbers in the sequence sit in the same column, and the path changes direction multiple times across the twelve rows.
How does the snake bet payout work?
Straight-up chips are available at each of the 12 positions. All snake numbers win, and the remaining 11 chips are lost. On a 12-chip bet, the net return is 35 minus 11 losing chips, a gain of 24 units.
Win probability is 12 in 37, approximately 32.43 per cent per spin. This matches the win frequency of a column bet or a dozen bet, both of which also cover 12 numbers. Payout per win differs substantially: a column or dozen bet pays 2 to 1 on one chip, returning 2 units profit. A snake bet pays 35 to 1 on one chip but costs 12 chips, returning 24 units net. Both cover 12 numbers, but the snake bet uses 12 individual chips rather than one, producing a higher net unit return per win from a higher total outlay per spin.
Why does the snake cover only red numbers?
Selecting 12 red numbers rather than 12 numbers from any other pattern produces a clean grid path without gaps or overlaps. Red numbers are distributed across all three columns and all twelve rows, making them available at every row level. Selecting one red number per row produces a continuous path from row 1 to row 12. No equivalent zigzag path using black numbers produces the same clean visual trace across the full grid, because the red and black distributions across the grid are not mirror images of each other.
Snake bets can be found on racing panels or racetrack interfaces as a preset. The chip must be placed straight up on 12 numbers if it is not preset. A single-zero table’s house edge is 2.70 per cent on every chip. No mathematical advantage can be claimed for the snake bet. This coverage pattern concentrates all 12 chips along a defined path through the grid instead of arcs, blocks, or columns.
