in another thread, someone also posted a picture of an American State Flag (?) or the like with an eagle flying along with a snake in its beak. So of course the eagle/snake depiction is not unique to Mexico. But compare the stocks to the Mexican Flag:






In both images, the eagle has the snake in its beak AND the talons of its right foot, while perched on a cactus with its left foot. Obviously, whoever carved the ivory had the Mexican Coat of Arms as a reference. And I just can't see this plant as a group of pineapples, which grow as separate plants, not connected as the pods of the prickly pear cactus are.

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