Show snakes snake in mexico some of the islands are absolutely un of plo rable because of the inconceivable number and variety of the serpents that infest them no wonder those early indians considered a skirt of woven snakes the most appropriate garment for the goddess of the earth centuries before the coming of the aztecs azteca the poetical people who inhabited these western shores contemplating the azure pacific named the goddess of water she of the skirts of blue and no less appropriately the tribes of this aliis section called ca ailed the earths goddess she of the skirt of snakes other tri tribes bes ca called 11 ed her the woman serpent the aztec eve whose head is 1 1 I serpents with the breast and limbs of a woman and whose gown is aceb a web ot snakes adorned with tassels cassels and feathers fei in attempting to explore some of the islands of lake chapala it seemed as if the earth literally wore a skirt of serpents I 1 the ground swarmed with them swaying and writhing from every bush hissing and squirming squiring ing on every fallen tree and rippling tile the water in all directions it II was a question as to chih h were more numerous the birds above or snakes below they tell us its that as soon as the spring birds reappear there is a great gathering of snakes below and it hawks above the latter literally cover the trees and whenever ininger hunger dictates they make adash at the tired little creatures who have settled upon the islands af after ter their annual return from some unknown region if a bird escape tile the hawks bawks and seek to refresh himself with a drink irl in the twinkling of an eye he is swallowed by one of the greedy serpents that lie in ill wait for him at it the waters edge cor philadelphia record ecord It |