Snake Tongue Symbolism in 'Card Table Blues'

Snake Tongue Symbolism in 'Card Table Blues' refers to the importance which snake tongues have in Mesoamerican religion, especially Zapotec religion. The god Cocijo has a snake tongue.


 * Does the snake tongue indicate that the snake extends through his body to his arm holding the thunder rattle?
 * Are snake tongues bifurcated in the same way that rivers and temples are?
 * Are snake tongues the instruments which pull you to the underworld, like a snake's belly?
 * Are snake tongues like bright reddish flowers emerging from the greenery of the snake?
 * Are snake tongues the only part of the underworld that emerges from the darkness? Where do the teeth of the underworld glint?
 * Maybe the Zapotecs partially find quails sacred because they have "chosen" to be so close to the ground. Are snakes seen similarly?
 * The stomachs of snakes are so long, and the contents can be seen on the outside. Is this the path to the underworld?