As aforementioned, snake bite piercings can damage your oral health, but only if you are lazy with aftercare. While pretty intensive, the aftercare will lessen the likelihood of the piercing damaging your teeth and gums, per FreshTrends.

After getting the snake bite piercing, you must not touch the jewelry as you risk the rate of infection every time you do. And, once one piece of jewelry is infected, the other one will become as well, the outlet warned. Healthline added that you must up your oral routine — floss after every meal, brush your teeth twice a day, rinse the piercing with saline solution three times a day, and store your toothbrush away from any other brushes. Byrdie, meanwhile, notes that a good reminder for any oral piercing aftercare is the acronym R-I-C-E for rest, ice, clean, and elevate.

Also, avoid eating hard, crunchy foods as you're likely to bite your lip (and piercing), per FreshTrends. Your lip will be slightly swollen after the piercing, so biting your lip as you're eating chips or popcorn will significantly delay the healing process and increase the likelihood of damaging your oral health.

The aftercare of a snake bite piercing is a lot. But after a few months of proper care, your piercing should be all healed. Sometimes, the things we really want are worth it in the end.