Editing Vision Serpent (section)

==Contemporary observances==
Remnants of the Vision Serpent have survived until modern times. Around 1930, J.E.S. Thompson noted in San Antonio, [[Belize]], that the [[Q'eqchi' people|Q'eqchi']] Maya still performed a ritual very similar to the [[vision quest]] of the classic Maya, although in a different context. The ritual marked the initiation of a new [[shaman]] for the village. The participant came into direct contact with a giant serpent, Ochan (Och-Kan). It was through this experience that he completed his initiation rites and gained the knowledge that is needed to become a powerful shaman.