The poet and writer Adriana Diaz Enciso explains the snake's connection to the Aztec gods ... pieces are not far off the colour of the blue-green tail-feathers of the quetzal bird, and they ...

The Maya used the name Kukulkan to refer to the same feathered serpent god. According to Aztec tradition, Quetzalcoatl was one of the creator deities responsible for shaping the world and humanity.