Several Pootatuck Stone Horned Serpents (Woodbury CT)

 

      If the stone wall begins with something that resembles a snake's head, then it is most likely an Indigenous construction worthy of further investigation.

   If the Qusuqaniyutók (‘stone row, enclosure’ Harris and Robinson, 2015 :140, ‘fence that crosses back’ viz. qussuk, ‘stone,’ Nipmuc or quski, quskaca, ‘returning, crosses over,’ qaqi, ‘runs,’ pumiyotôk, ‘fence, wall,’ Mohegan, Mohegan Nation 2004:145, 95, 129), begins with the head of "a type of mythological freshwater serpent common to many tribes of the eastern United States and Canada...usually described as huge, scaly, dragon-like serpents with horns and long teeth...possessing magical abilities such as shape-shifting, invisibility, or hypnotic powers; bestowing powerful medicine upon humans who defeat them or help them; controlling storms and weather, and so on...venerated as gods or spirit beings in some tribes," then it is most likely an Indigenous construction worthy of further investigation…

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"According to Mooney (1900:458-459), the name Uktena is derived from akta, or eye, and implies being a “strong looker,” as everything is visible to it (i.e., it can see thoughts). From the same root is derived akta’tĭ, “to see into closely” which is also the Cherokee word for a magnifying lens and telescope. So the name Uktena implies that it sees thoughts and it does so in an accurate way; knowledge that comes in useful to predict enemy tactics (Jannie Loubser - E-mail communication July 21, 2015). " - Uktena "strong-looker"

Like the Uktena, one could say the Snake Being Skoguonk (to use one possible more local name) knows your intentions, as you enter the place he guards with his encircling body. Like the Uktena, the Snake Being Skoguonk can help control wildfires set by lightning from the Thunderbird's eyes. Like the Uktena, the Snake Being Skoguonk made from stones can “become” an enclosing animate protective fuel break for purposely set controlled Indigenous fires in Indigenous Woodland and Wetland Gardens...

https://wakinguponturtleisland.blogspot.com/2018/11/pootatuck-stonework-on-trail-to-roaring.html