Been playing Aztec for two nights now and right when I started thinking that this game really is too easy..I got stuck.
I have explored the absent merchant

Sounds like you should keep looking for that hiding place - forget the snakes for now and concentrate on the walls inside the storage shed.

Fongo is right here, Gog. Thanks, Fongo! I skipped over that too quickly. Look for a spot on the wall to the right of the back corner where the brick is exposed.

Love, Witchen =O)