the water. It could lure people to their deaths by emitting a cry similar to a human baby's wail. It could also cause all of the frogs and fish in the body of water to jump to the surface, which would bring fishermen to the water's edge. The ahuizotl was said to use the hand on the end of its tail to snatch its prey. If a person was suspected of being killed by an ahuizotl, only priests were allowed to touch the body, which should be buried in a house surrounded by water (or "ayauhcalco"). If a layman were to touch the body, it's said that he would either be the ahuizotl's next victim, or else suffer from gout. In Popular Media It appears on the episode, "The Thousand Eyes of Ahuizotl" from the Cartoon Network series Secret Saturdays. It appears in the book, "Servant of the Underworld" by Aliette de Bodard. It appears in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. References External links Is the Ahuitzotl an Otter? Aztec legendary creatures Mythological dogs Mythological monsters Mythological aquatic creatures Water monsters