The Mazacoatl, “deer snake”, is a great serpent that lives in caves on steep mountains and cliffs. It has antlers on its head and a rattle on its tail. It never leaves its lair, as it can draw in with its breath rabbits, deer, and humans alike.
References
Nuttall, Z. (1895) A Note on Ancient Mexican Folk-lore. The Journal of American Folklore, v. 8, no. 29, pp. 117-129.
A Book of Creatures 
That’s a very beautiful Snake.
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Thanks! First foray into digital coloring…
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Reminds me of the Uktena, which lives in water however.
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Did you use a different coloring scheme? It looks smooth
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Wait no, not scheme. Coloring technique I meant
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Yup, traditional pencil drawing painted digitally (Photoshop). Still getting the hang of it:
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Did you use any particular snake in RL for the base for Maza?
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Not consciously at least. I try to come up with unique color schemes for each snake I paint, and I don’t think I’ve done orangey with greenish stripes.
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Magic… Breath? What? Does it just smell delicious to draw prey, or is it just like a vacuum that sucks in surrounding creatures?
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Your guess is as good as mine
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Antlered snake! That’s new.
Man, all those months of looking up Aztec stuff and I never came across stuff like this.
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