Whacking Day is still a couple of months away, but that just means there are still plenty of snakey artworks slithering around to celebrate this year's St. Patrick's Day with!

We're painting Mortal Kombat Online green with a parade of the very best Reptile artwork housed in our world famous Fan Submission Archive! If you'd like a little luck of the Irish for yourself, register to submit your work for discussion, archive & future feature consideration!

This month's theme kicks us off with two shades of green and two shades of Reptile! goes full lizard: her character popping off the screen with a fun and bright digital painting called "Raptor Reptile Roaaarrgh!" dwells in a darker domain, embellishing the once disguised bodyguard in his imaginative "Mk Origins: Reptile".

's "reptile" emerges from the shadows to strike with a sinister, snake-like sneer [above]. The just forming forceball adds an extra flourish to what is already a very impressive piece!

A character with so many iterations is bound to inspire different takes. MKOmmunity stalwarts and put their own spin on the original design [above], revealing the Reptile within much more than the sprites of the palette swap age. Even in this niche, the variations of a theme are self-evident. While one draws upon Reptile's savage side with tattered, organic garb -- the other probes a uniform look inspired by UMK3 and MKII!

Yet more intriguing alternate visions come courtesy of , & ! Take a closer look at their art tributes by clicking on the thumbnails below!

We're steeling ourselves for the April Fool's Day ahead, and won't want to miss a trick! Don't be the fool! Register to submit your works to the Mortal Kombat Online Fan Submission system! There you will join an archive of thousands and be automatically featured in the dedicated Fan Submission forum! You can discuss each submitted Art of Kombat work by clicking the piece to enter the forum.