For many ancient Indigenous Mesoamerican cultures, Snakes guarded stored corn, a life-giving food. They were associated with spiritual power and rebirth. Wall of Coatepantli or Serpents decorated many sacred spaces too. Benina Kallestewa's dolomite reptile is coiled with eyes from cultured opal inlays. The mineral has some interestingly shaped natural inclusions one of which resembles a small four-pointed star. Removing vital snakes from any ecosystem could result in an increase of rodent populations creating issues like crop destruction and the spread of disease. About 1 3/4" tall, 7/8" wide and 7/8" deep.
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