It is the name of an American constrictor snake, of the boas family. In some parts they call it "deer head", in fact the word masacuata is of Nahuatl origin and that is its meaning ( mass : deer and coatl;serpeinte). They also call him masacuata. Name of a Mexican legend about a gigantic snake. Boa species from Central America. In some Central American countries it is a way of calling the male sexual member. Penis.
