aztec owl with a coral snake, as depicted in the codex laud

owl snake aztec underworld death bad omen aztec coral bad little little feathers animal bird fly symbol sign feathered feather plumed serpent messenger death god dead creature religion mythology belief folklore reptile night mesoamerica iconography motif tetzahuitl chiquatli tecolotl mictlantecuhli supernatural mesoamerican symbolism legend cult myth codex codex laud isolated vector