Character Designs

I have been trying to design the character of Quetzacoatl.  By examining the various forms he takes in art work and then creating my own design with other inspirations. 

Looking at the stone sculptures has inspired me to turn the character into 3D

The codex images where difficult 

This He-man toy interests me as a combination of snake and human. As the name "Quetzalcoatl" means 'feathered serpent' 

But I need to avoid creating a character that looks like a dragon. 

I created sketches about how to create something human and serpent like, based on the stone sculptures. 

I finally settled on